Interventions for Scabies and other skin disorders

• Creating awareness and community empowerment on WASH services (use of safe water supply, sanitation and hygiene, handwashing with soap)
• Advocacy to address overcrowding and access to health services, and WASH services

• Avoidance of direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person
• Avoidance of direct contact with an infected item such as clothing or bedding
• Frequently hand washing with soap and warm water

• Recognition of scabies signs and symptoms

• Topical scabicide for patient, close contacts and family members

• Advocacy to address overcrowding and access to health services, and WASH services

• Early identification and treatment of index cases
• Treatment of all contacts

• Skin examination
• Direct microscopy of burrow scrapings

• Topical scabicide for patient, close contacts and family members

Counselling about handwashing with soap Counselling on WASH services (use of safe water supply; sanitation and hygiene) Create awareness campaign on healthy diet, physical activity,

Avoidance of direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person Avoidance of direct contact with an infected items such as clothing or bedding used by an infected person. Frequently hand washing with soap and warm water Avoid triggers and irritants

History and physical examination for inflammatory/infectious skin disorder Basic laboratory tests Management of skin diseases with topical and systemic medications Incision and drainage Surgical debridement

Counselling about handwashing with soap Counselling on WASH services (use of safe water supply; sanitation and hygiene) Create awareness campaign on healthy diet, physical activity,

Avoidance of direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person Avoidance of direct contact with an infected items such as clothing or bedding used by an infected person. Frequently hand washing with soap and warm water Avoid triggers and irritants

History and physical examination for inflammatory/infectious skin disorder Identification of characteristic skin lesion of inflammatory skin disorder Basic laboratory tests Potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation Histopathology: skin biopsy and scraping Management of skin diseases with topical and systemic medications Phototherapy Incision and drainage Surgical debridement

• Assessment for symptoms of mental health disorders