The WHO guidance for after action review (AAR) presents the methodology for planning and implementing a successful AAR to review actions taken in response to public health event, but also as a routine management tool for continuous learning and improvements.
Helminth control programmes based on preventive chemotherapy against soiltransmitted helminthiases and schistosomiasis are continuing to scale up. In 2021, the global coverage of preventive chemotherapy reached 62.2% for soil-transmitted helminthiases and 40.3% for schistosomiasis; more than 650 million individuals were treated with albendazole and mebendazole for soil-transmitted helminthiases and with praziquantel for schistosomiasis.