Abstract
Social media and control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bhutan.
Highlights
OPEN ACCESS Citation: Thinley S, Namgyal K, Montresor A (2019) Social media and control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bhutan
We summarize here an experience in Bhutan, the country that introduced a school deworming programme in 1988, but records about frequency, drug administration, and coverage of the intervention are not available for the first 10 years; since 1998, a dose of albendazole was administered every six months to students through the school-based approach and preschool children are dewormed during their visit to health center; coverage is estimated between 80% and 95%
In January 2012, Mr Kencho Namgyal, former WASH Officer with UNICEF Bhutan Country Office, initiated the Facebook group “Health Nutrition and WinS (WASH in Schools)– Bhutan” [4] as an informal platform to exchange knowledge among personnel involved in school health activities, such as school health coordinators, teachers, school principals, administrators, civil servants, employees of nongovernmental organizations, international intergovernmental organizations, and United Nations agencies
Summary
OPEN ACCESS Citation: Thinley S, Namgyal K, Montresor A (2019) Social media and control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bhutan. They are an important platform from which to promote health issues, for example, to facilitate the exchange of information and experiences among medical personnel and patients or among patients themselves, and to share health education messages.
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