The Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria is set to conduct a survey in Ekiti State to tackle Soil Transmitted Helminthes (SHT) among children in the south-west state.
Soil Transmitted Helminthes (STH), is a health condition caused by a group of worms which exist as parasites in the intestine of infected
people.
For the survey, samples of stool of 50 to 60 students would be collected under the guidance and supervision of school teachers and examined within the school premises, using mobile laboratories.
The effect of STH include; Anaemia, Vitamin A deficiency, malnutrition, loss of appetite, retarded growth and reduction in learning ability.
STH is said to affect mostly young children.between the ages of five to 15 years living or playing in areas where sanitation is poor.
The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, urged teachers to cooperate with health officials who would be visiting schools to conduct the survey.
Governor Fayose also advised parents not to panic over the exercise, as it was aimed at the well-being of children in the State.
The result of the survey would be used by the Ekiti State Ministry of Health to receive free drugs from the World Health Organisation.
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