Big Skin Health Intervention Fiji Trial (Big SHIFT)

Resilient Communities

Nature based Solutions (NbS)

Climate resilience

Food preservation

Disaster Risk Reduction

Gender & Social Inclusion

Empowered communities

Resilient Communities

Nature based Solutions (NbS)

Climate resilience

Food preservation

Disaster Risk Reduction

Gender & Social Inclusion

Empowered communities

Project Information
Donor: Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services
Location: Northern Division
Date: January 2020 – December 2020
Cost of Project: $305, 455 FJD
Donor(s): Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

This Project  focused on a before-after intervention trial of two dose of ivermectin-based mass drug administration (MDA) delivered to the whole population of the Northern Division in Fiji. This was to evaluate the impact of ivermectin MA for scabies in a large population.