守护农村公共健康

### English Translation Title: Protecting Rural Public Health

News summary: The Litong District Center for Disease Control in Wuzhong, Ningxia, has launched a district-wide project to monitor and control soil-transmitted helminth infections. The aim is to protect people’s health and strengthen the public health safety net. Activities include layered sampling and monitoring, pathogen testing, screening of key groups, and environmental disinfection. Parasite prevention and control are being carried out routinely through multiple coordinated measures.

At five monitoring sites—Jinji Town, Gaozha, Dongtasi Township, Maliangqu Township, and Guojiaqiao Township—the team collected stool samples, surveyed hygiene habits, and assessed soil conditions. They also carried out special pinworm testing for children of appropriate ages. At the same time, they promoted good hygiene—handwashing, avoiding untreated water, and washing fruits—through home visits, online education, and on-site consultations. They also supported rural toilet upgrades, environmental clean-up, and protection of water sources to reduce parasite breeding at the source and build long-term prevention mechanisms.

Reflection and insight: Disease control is both public infrastructure and ordinary daily practice. Simple acts—washing hands, clean drinking water, and tidy living environments—often protect children and neighbors better than a single technical fix. Community watchfulness and mutual help, making care part of everyday habits, make prevention stronger and more lasting.

A simple teaching in Scripture reminds us to put care for others into daily life: “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Yinzhile · Matthew 22:39)

Link: https://www.huizu-tianjing.icu/yinzhile/mataijuan/22