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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Malawi has been awarded for elimination of Lymphatic Flariasis dubbed as Elephantiasis through Mectinaz donation program which was validated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in February 2020.<\/p>\n

Presenting the award on Tuesday, October 12, 2022 in the capital Lilongwe, Mectizan Donation Program\u2019s Director Dr. Yao Sodallon said Malawi is the second country to eliminate the disease.<\/p>\n

Sodallon said Global Fund awarded Malawi for the elimination of elephantiasis. Receiving Elephantiasis Elimination Award, Deputy minister of Health, Enock Phale said the disease was a major public health problem in Malawi.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith seropositivity rate ranging from 1% to as high as 74%. It took six successive years of Mass Drug Administration using a combination of ivermectin and albendazole to reduce the prevalence to less than 1%,\u201d said Phale.<\/p>\n

He said indebted to international partners who provided medicine to the country by free of charge. Phale added that there was full technical and financial support throughout the time of implementation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter interrupting transmission, the focus of the program is on morbidity management and disability prevention through hydrocele surgeries and training of lymphoedema patients on self-care,\u201d adds Phale.<\/p>\n

He said the focus of the program is on morbidity management and disability prevention through hydrocele surgeries and training of lymphoedema patients on self-care towards post elimination.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. Malawi has been awarded for elimination of Lymphatic Flariasis dubbed as Elephantiasis through Mectinaz donation program which was validated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in February 2020. 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