Over 10 lakh children to be administered deworming tab
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 12 2016:
About
10,672,47 children will be administered
deworming tablet on
the occasion of National
Deworming Day which falls on
Feb 10, said Dr O Ibomcha
State Mission Director, State
Health Society, Manipur.
He was addressing the
State dissemination workshop
for National
Deworming Day today at
Hotel Grande, Chingmeirong.
Dr Ibomcha said that the
children between the age
group of 1-19 years will be
administered albendazole tablet
on Feb 10.
A mop-up Day will be
held on February 16 to cover
children who might be left out
on Feb 10.
The programme will be
carried out by doctors in collaboration
with nurses,
anganwadi workers and helpers,
ASHA workers and
school teachers, he said.
The Health, Social Welfare
and Education depts will coordinate
for the success of
the programme.