More school children suffer from intestinal worms - report

The Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) control programme has established that 65 percent of school age children national wide suffer from intestinal worms, according to a report released from a survey. The NTD control programme works with government to eliminate five of the most prevalent NTDs which include Intestinal worms, schistosomiasis, trachoma, Lymphatic filariasis and ochocerciasis (river blindness).