National Deworming Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 10 2016:
The Directorate of Health
Services Manipur and State
Health Society, Manipur,
launched the second round of
National Deworming day at
Wangkhei High School,
Wangkhei Pukhrambam
Leikai, on Wednesday on the
theme "Worm free children are
healthy children".
Wangkhei High School
students were administered
Albendazole 400 mg tablets
as part of the second round of
the National Deworming Day.
Attending as chief guest,
Health and Family Welfare
Minister DK Korunthang
said the ceremony marks the
official launch of the second
round of deworming for chil-
dren between the ages of 1
and 19.
Deworming will reduce the
threat of parasitic worm in-
fections and the
accompanying health issues in
children, the Minister added.
Health and Family Welfare
Commissioner PK Singh,
Health Services and Mission
Director O Ibomcha Singh,
Education (S) Director N
Praveen and Family Welfare
Services Director K Rajo
Singh also attended the
launching ceremony.
Thoubal District Health
Society under the National
Health Mission also launched
the second round of the
Deworming Day at Wangbal
community hall today, our
correspondent reports.
The event was inaugurated
by Thoubal DC T Ranjit
Singh in the presence of
Thoubal CMO/Thoubal Dis-
trict Mission Director Dr N
Jayantakumar and Khangabok.