Worms Poster
Overview
Information for Educators
- Children who are infected with worms affect their nutrition and overall health.
- The prevention of worms is important. Without prevention and improved hygiene, children get worms again and again
- It’s important to understand that animals and especially pigs are part of the worm-to-human infection loop. Eating undercooked meat contaminated with worms can be a source of worm infection.
- The WHO recommended medicines – albendazole (400 mg) and mebendazole (500 mg) – are effective, inexpensive and easy to administer by non-medical personnel (e.g. teachers). They have been through extensive safety testing and have been used in millions of people with few and minor side-effects. Both medicines are donated to national ministries of health through WHO in all endemic countries for the treatment of several groups of people including all children of school age.
- One way to remember the way germs and worms spread is that they all start with the letter, F (fingers,
- flies, fields, fluids).
- It is good to encourage girls to wipe themselves so that germs from the anus do not go to close to the vulva.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Posters, Basket of Activities
Worms Poster
Who is the poster for? Educators of many kinds, parents & children aged 10-14.
Where might it be used? Schools, at home, health clinics, children’s clubs, religious groups etc.
Is it enough for children to learn the messages? The messages are designed to be ‘doorways’ to discussion & action. They are for children to understand & use, not just to memorise.
Why are the faces of the people on the poster multi-ethnic? Children for Health has a global audience, so we use multi-ethnic faces on our posters.
How do I use the messages? Be creative! Focus on one topic for a week, month or term!