“Wash your leg, or other part of your body affected by lymphoedema, with soap and clean water.”

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Antibiotics Facial cleanliness Environmen

tal improvement

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concentration

How to incorporate WASH in NTD programmes?• Target behaviour change communication

to improve desired hygiene / sanitation practices

• Ensure departments responsible for Water and Sanitation are active members of NTD programme task force/committees/steering groups

• Advocate for WASH initiatives to be prioritised to NTD endemic areas

• Promote improved sanitation facilities/strategies that reduce vector breeding sites