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Activities: the Khayelitsha Task Team (KTT) had initiated a de-worming programme in
12 schools in response to a 95-98% worm infestation at primary schools (1). The collaborative task
team facilitated participatory research into the causes of worm infestation thereby stimulating
community demand for improved sanitation. The KTT consists of:
• Parents and teachers of the school community
• The Western Cape Department of Education
• The City of Tygerberg Health Services Environmental Health Officers
• The Western Cape Department of Health (Health Promoting Schools programme and nurses)
• The Healthy Cities Project of the Cape Metropolitan Council
• The Public Health Program of the University of the Western Cape
• The Peninsula School Feeding Association
• The Medical Research Council
• The Parasitology research Program of the University of Witwatersrand