August 2021: Jharkhand state targets 17.8M in filariasis MDA

India’s Jharkhand state ran a mass drug administration (MDA) drive against filariasis August 23-27, targeting 17.8 million people in 12 districts. 11 districts (Chatra, Dumka, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Hazaribag, Khunti, Lohardaga, Ranchi, West Singhbhum) distributed the two-drug regimen of diethylcarbamazine citrate and albendazole (DA), and the district of Simdega (as part of a pilot project) dispensed a triple-drug regimen of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine citrate, and albendazole (IDA). The Telegraph; Times of India