Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) has given the Government more than $75,000 worth of drugs to support the Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis.
The Mass Drug Administration is an eight days campaign that started last week Friday and is held throughout country with the theme “Reduce the Burden on Everyone. Take Your Tablets Now”.
Assistant Resident representative of JICA Shiro Kitazawa said the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Fiji is feasible but it will require a high level of commitment from all stakeholders to make sure that up to 100% of the population have taken the medicine this year.
Kitazawa stresses that due to the constraints and difficulties in the context of Cook Island, Niue, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu including Fiji, the program needs to be continued with further improvement.
The campaign ends this Friday.
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