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The 2001 World Health Assembly resolution (WHA54.19) set a target for member nations to treat at least 75 percent of all school-aged children at risk of illness from STH and Schistosomiasis by 2010.
The WHO’s Preventive Chemotherapy (PCT) databank, which was set up to measure progress towards this goal, currently estimates that only 11 percent of at-risk school-age children have been treated with an anthelminthic drug. It is believed that this figure is an underestimation of the true scale of treatment coverage as it does not reflect treatment data of NGOs.
Improved information on who is deworming and where and how many children are being dewormed can facilitate sharing of best practices, strengthen collaborative and strategic partnerships, and promote coordinated advocacy, robust program monitoring, and efficient use of resources.
http://www.deworminginventory.org/faqs/why-is-the-inventory-needed
The objectives of the Inventory are to:
- Identify who is deworming where and how many people are being dewormed.
- Provide a better estimate on the scope and extent of NGO deworming activities and associated treatment data.
- Provide a platform for information sharing amongst deworming programs.
- Disseminate data on deworming programs that provide any of the following drugs: albendazole, mebendazole, praziquantel, or ivermectin to treat or prevent soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis (LF).
http://www.deworminginventory.org/faqs/what-are-the-objectives-of-the-inventory
By participating in this Inventory, you can:
- Have your deworming accomplishments counted as part of the global efforts to fight parasitic worms.
- See how your deworming activities contribute to the global target of treating 75 percent of at-risk school-age children.
- Identify areas/populations not currently covered to inform program expansion.
- Share your knowledge and experience and learn from the experience of other deworming programs
- Identify organizations deworming in the same area and form mutually beneficial partnerships that enhance your activities.
- Be an integral part of the parasitic worm control community and advocate for increased resources for deworming.
http://www.deworminginventory.org/faqs/why-should-my-organization-participate-in-the-inventory
The following bullet points describe how the data you provide will be used:
- No one organization, including Children Without Worms (CWW), the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI), or Deworm the World (DtW), will own the Inventory and the data contained therein.
- The Data Use and Sharing Policy will guide the use of information gathered for the Inventory.
- Aggregate level data will be produced from information collected and made available on the "Reports" page of this web site.
- Data submitted will be shared with the WHO, subject to the terms of the Data Use and Sharing Policy.
- Data submitted will also be shared with respective Ministries of Health and Education.
- Aggregate level data will be analyzed to identify geographic gaps in treatment coverage.
- CWW, SCI, and DtW will not own the data.
- CWW, SCI, and DtW will not use the data other than for the purposes described above.
http://www.deworminginventory.org/faqs/how-will-the-information-i-provide-be-used