State achieves 86% in implementing deworming programme
1 month, 2 weeks ago

State achieves 86% in implementing deworming programme

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh has achieved 86% success in implementing the deworming programme, with nearly 97.44 lakh out of the targeted 112.95 lakh children and adolescents being administered the medicine at educational institutions as part of the 19th National Deworming Day on February 10, Monday. The programme was organised across 681 mandals and 1,691 Primary Health Centres and Urban Primary Health Centres in the State. All the frontline functionaries, including teachers and anganwadi workers, received extensive training before administered Albendazole tablets to all children, according to a release from the health department. The remaining 15.51 lakh children who missed the initial deworming session would be covered on February 17.

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Deworm tablets distributed to students in the Salem district
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Deworm tablets distributed to students in the Salem district

The Hindu  

On the National Deworming Day, deworming tablets were distributed to children in Salem district on Monday. On Monday, special camps were conducted and deworming tablets distributed to the children and women. Salem District Collector R. Brindha Devi said that these deworming tablets are distributed to children aged 1 to 19 and for women aged 20 to 30 years, except pregnant …

Kanniyakumari Collector distributes deworming tablets to students
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kanniyakumari Collector distributes deworming tablets to students

The Hindu  

Marking the National Deworming Day on Monday, Kanniyakumari Collector R. Alagumeen distributed the deworming tablets to students of S.L.B. The tablets were distributed to all anganwadi centers, health centres, government and aided school students and women between the age of 20 and 30 except pregnant women and lactating mothers. The deworming campaign involves 1,161 anganwadi workers, 1,225 school teachers and …

Deworming tablets distributed among children, women in central districts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Deworming tablets distributed among children, women in central districts

The Hindu  

Albandezole tablets were distributed among children and adolescents in the age group of 1 to 19 and women in the age group of 20-30 in central districts on Monday on the occasion of National Deworming Day. As many as 5,23,811 children aged 1 to 19 and 1,16,532 women in the age group of 20-30 were given deworming tablets in Pudukottai …

Deworming tablets distributed to children and women
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Deworming tablets distributed to children and women

The Hindu  

As part of National Deworming Day observance, albendazole tablets, which eliminate parasitic worms or soil-transmitted helminths, were distributed to children and women across the district on Monday. Children aged 1–2 years were given 200 mg, while those aged 2–19 received a 400 mg tablet. Children in 2,080 Anganwadi centres and 311 sub-centres received the tablets, while girls under 19 years …

Andhra Pradesh govt. to distribute deworming tablets to 1.12 crore children today
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh govt. to distribute deworming tablets to 1.12 crore children today

The Hindu  

On the occasion of National Deworming Day, the Department of Health and Family Welfare will distribute Albendazole tablets to children and students aged 1 to 19 years. To eliminate this, Albendazole tablets of 400 mg are distributed twice a year through Anganwadi centres and government and private educational institutions. The campaign aims to distribute these tablets to 1.12 crore children …

Educational institutes in Andhra to conduct deworming exercise on February 10
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Educational institutes in Andhra to conduct deworming exercise on February 10

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government will mark National Deworming Day at all Anganwadi centres, schools and colleges in the State on February 10 and a mop-up day on February 17. The programme, launched in the State in 2016, aims to reduce Soil-Transmitted Helminths infections in children aged between 1 and 19. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation in Mangalagiri on Saturday, Health and Family …

3.08 lakh children, students to receive deworming tablet
1 month, 3 weeks ago

3.08 lakh children, students to receive deworming tablet

The Hindu  

Over 3.08 lakh students and children will receive deworming tablets in the district on February 10 and 17. In a statement, District Collector A. K. Kamal Kishore said albendazole deworming tablet would be given to the students on February 10 through the primary health centres, anganvadis, private, government and government-aided schools, government and private colleges under the supervision of health …

Winning the war on worms
6 years, 1 month ago

Winning the war on worms

The Hindu  

Last year, the World Health Organisation said approximately 1.5 billion people globally were at risk of contracting soil-transmitted helminth infections — or roundworms. Recognising this challenge, India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in 2015, launched the National Deworming Programme under the National Health Mission, one of the largest fixed-day, mass drug administration public health programmes in the world, to …

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