Lao PDR
Recipient government agency: The Task Force for School Health, The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health
STH prevalence: Parasitological surveys carried out between 2000 and 2002 revealed a prevalence rate ranging from 27% to 96%
Year of first mebendazole donation: 2008
Number of SAC targeted in 2010: 1 million (100% of at-risk SAC population)
Learn more about the work of CWW in Lao PDR in the September 2009 edition of the Quarterly Dose newsletter.
