The document outlines India's National Guinea Worm Eradication Programme. It discusses the life cycle of Guinea worm (Dracunculiasis) and describes the programme which was implemented in 1984 to work with states, WHO, UNICEF and other organizations to provide health education, treat water sources, and conduct surveillance to eliminate cases of Guinea worm disease. Through these efforts, India was certified free of transmission by 2000 and the programme continues surveillance and education activities to prevent any future outbreaks.

1. NATIONAL GUINEA
WORM ERADICATION
PROGRAMME

2. GUINEA WORM
(Dracunculosis)

3. LIFE CYCLE

4. REPORTED CASES ALL
OVER WORLD

5. MAGNITUDE OF THE
DISEASE

6. MAGNITUDE IN INDIA

7. CAUSES

8. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

10. NATIONAL GUINEA WORM
ERADICATION PROGRAMME
• Implemented in 1984
• Assisted by WHO and UNICEF
• Integrated with National health system at Village
level
• centrally sponsored scheme on a 50:50 sharing
• India has reported zero cases since 1960
• In February 2000, the International Commission
for the certification of Dracunculiasis
Eradication certified India free of dracunculiasis
transmission.

11. Contd..,
•Ministry of Rural Development,
•Govt. of India, State Public Health
Engineering Departments, and
•The Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking
Water Mission (Rural Water Supply)

12. STRATEGIES
• Case detection and continuous surveillance
• Regular monthly reporting
• Application of Temephos (50% EC) in unsafe
water sources eight times a year
• Use of fine nylon mesh/double layered cloth
strainers
• Provision of safe drinking water supply
• Trained manpower development and
• Intensive health education
• Concurrent evaluation and operational
research.

13. NGEP PRESENT ACTIVITIES
• Health education activities
• Rumour registration and rumour
investigation
• Maintenance of guinea worm disease on
list of notifiable disease
• Continuous surveillance in previously
affected area
• Careful supervision of water sources