Mass Deworming Administration Procedure (MDAP) Guide Deworming is done semi-annually, in the presence of a health personnel, in coordinatio...
Mass Deworming Administration Procedure (MDAP) Guide
Deworming is done semi-annually, in the presence of a health personnel, in coordination with DOH, and with parent’s consent. Providing the right information to your school community about deworming helps them to understand the value of the activity.Getting rid of intestinal worms improves the general fitness and nutrition of the child, increasing the ability to fight other illnesses and even improving school performance. The family also saves money from hospitalization in severe cases of worm infection. Community deworming also reduces the amount of worm eggs in the soil, leading to less re-infection.
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The goal of deworming a community is to eventually get rid of all the worms in the environment, this is why the Department of Health is giving away the medicine for free. The administration of the medicine for deworming is voluntary and will not be done without consent of a child's parent or guardian.
MASS DEWORMING ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE (MDAP) GUIDE
PRE-DEWORMING
- Prepare enrollment list.
- Ensure availability of deworming and supportive drugs.
- Be familiar with the following information:
Recommended drug for MDA
The DOH recommends the following drugs for treatment:- Albendazole 400mg chewable, flavoured tablet
- Mebendazole 500mg chewable, flavoured tablet
- Is seriously ill
- Has high fever
- Is experiencing abdominal pain
- Has diarrhea
- Has previously experienced allergies with the taking the drug
DEWORMING
- Clean drinking water should be available at the school for every student on the deworming day.
- Each learner shall receive one tablet of Albendazole or Mebendazole.
- The MDAP should ensure that each child chews and swallows the tablet.
- The names of the children who are absent on NSDD should be recorded by the teacher and these children should be treated when they return to school.
- Children who are ill on deworming day should not receive the drugs. This is not because of any danger of adverse events, but to prevent the potential misconception that the deworming medicine caused the symptoms from the illness. These children should be given the deworming medicine later when they are well again.
- Ensure all Rural Health Units and hospitals are ready for SAE referrals.
- Ensure that the required number of drugs is available.
POST-DEWORMING
- The class adviser shall make sure that all children in the masterlist were given deworming drugs.
- NSDD point person to collate and submit the report (see Annex C).
All enrolled children in public elementary schools shall be simultaneously dewormed by the health personnel or a teacher in the presence of a health personnel. › Members of PTA, Barangay Health Workers, and Community Health Teams will assist in the deworming.
DOWNLOADABLES
DOWNLOADABLES
- Conducting a school deworming day: a manual for teachers
- Conducting a school deworming day: a manual for teachers
- JULY 24, 2015 DM 80, S. 2015 – GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL DEWORMING DAY (Nhttp://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DM_s2015_080.pdfSDD)
- DO 10, S. 2016 – POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS (WINS) PROGRAM
Mass Deworming Administration Procedure (MDAP) Guide
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