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Programme in Action
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MDA
in Samoa ©WHO/TDR/Crump.
Health workers begin to distribute drugs to church members, who have
been encouraged to take part in MDA by the health education messages
preached by their minister. |
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Health
education in India ©WHO/TDR/Crump.
In the filariasis clinic in Pondicherry, India, a nurse addresses
patients attending the clinic and hands out health education materials.
Many patients cover up their lymphoedema because of the stigma associated
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Involving
the community. ©WHO/TDR/Crump.
In Kidomaya village, Kenya, a research team member addresses a small
community gathering and informs them about all aspects of the disease |
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Managing
lymphoedema ©WHO/TDR/Crump
A patient in the Haiti programme practices good hygiene techniques,
the best way to stop her lymphoedema from advancing. |
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