Community Awareness on Neglected Tropical Diseases & Compliance to Mass Drug Administration against Lymphatic Filariasis in Bardiya and Banke Nepal
International Nepal Fellowship-Nepal
Citation: Mangal Bahadur Tharu, Surya Kumar Magar, Rajendra Bahadur Sunar, “Community Awareness on Neglected Tropical Diseases & Compliance to Mass Drug Administration against Lymphatic Filariasis in Bardiya and Banke Nepal”. American Research Journal of Public Health; 1(1): 43-49.
Abstract
Setting: Nepal is a country with high prevalence of Leprosy and Lymphatic Filariasis(LF) mostly at Terai (plain)
districts. The coverage of annual campaign of mass drug administration (MDA) for the prevention of Lymphatic
Filariasis is low. Nepal is committed to achieve the goal set by WHO achieving elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis is low. Nepal is committed to achieve the goal set by WHO achieving elimination of Lymphatic
Filariasis by year 2020 and the country applies MDA strategy and conducts yearly campaign of Mass Drug Administration.
