Completed project
Community-Based Tungiasis Control in Napak
Community-led treatment of people and affected domestic animals, combined with health promotion in Napak District, 2021–2022.
- Status
- Completed
- Location
- Three parishes, Ngoleriet sub-county, Napak District
- Period
- 2021–2022
- Support
- EKFS
Why This Project
Tungiasis can cause pain, walking difficulties and disruption to school and work. This project tested integrated treatment and health promotion in three parishes of Ngoleriet sub-county.
Community Delivery
Specially trained resident tungiasis health workers worked with Village Health Teams and Local Council 1 leaders. An IFOTRODE team of two social workers and a nurse supervised repeated detection and treatment of people and affected domestic animals using dimeticone oils.
Results from 2021–2022
The project report records 6,733 residents examined and 3,865 treated at least once. Tungiasis prevalence fell from 62.8% at baseline to 5.7% at project end. The median number of lesions declined from 11 to 4. Walking difficulties associated with tungiasis declined from 464 residents to five after two years. These are historical project findings.
Sustainability and Support
Community dialogues and dissemination workshops engaged stakeholders. Village health structures were supported to continue control activities, while the report calls for integration with routine health services. The project received financial support from EKFS.
Evidence and Sources
Source for the figures above: Tungiasis Elimination project, IFOTRODE executive summary, reporting the 2021–2022 intervention. Figures refer to residents, not treatment encounters. Read the peer-reviewed Napak community intervention study in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.