National Deworming Day held in Tbl, Spt districts
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 11 2016:
District Health Society, Bishnupur launched the National
Deworming Day at Ningthoukhong Model High School
yesterday.
The programme was attended by Bishnupur ZP
Up-Adhyaksha A Brojen Singh, District Family Welfare
Officer Dr Shyamkumar Singh, Bishnupur ZEO Kh Yaima
Singh and Ningthoukhong Model High School Headmaster
W Ibomcha Singh as chief guest, president and guests of
honour respectively.
DFWO Dr Shyamkumar Singh said the District
Health Society targets to administer Albendazole tablet to
50,000 school children between 1-19 years of age in the
district.
In Senapati district,
Jacintha Lazarus, DC,
Senapati, inaugurated the
National Deworming
campaign yesterday at St
Anthony's School, Senapati
on the occasion of
National Deworming Day
in the presence of the
school Principal Nelde
Apao, Dr Loli Mao,
CMO, and RK Elizabeth,
DPO, NRHM, our
correspondent reports.
Held under the aegis of
District Health Society,
Senapati, the campaign
was inaugurated officially.
Albendazole tablets were
administered to students.
A follow up of the de-
worming campaign would
be held on February 16 .