Second round of National Deworming Day launched
Steps for deworming children who missed needs to be discussed: Th Satyabrata
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Imphal, September 27 2022:
State Level National Deworming Day 2nd round 2022 was launched at Wangkhei High School, Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi, Imphal East on Tuesday.
Speaking at the function organised by National Health Mission (NHM), Manipur as chief guest, Manipur Legislative Assembly speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh opined that though the deworming programme has been taken up in schools and anganwadi centres, it is necessary to discuss the steps of deworming children who are not covered at these platforms.
Assuring that all necessary help will be extended to steps and policies taken up by departments concerned for making the deworming programme a success in Manipur, he appealed to all the stakeholders to ensure the children have a disease free and healthy future.
Satyabrata also appealed to officials of the Education Department to extend support in providing necessary infrastructures to Wangkhei High School which is a model school of the state.
On the other hand, health & family welfare minister Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh said that the Health Department has organised many programmes to deliver healthcare services at the grassroots level.
He stated that follow up programmes organised by the department are essential to sustain the schemes.
The Deworming programme has been organised with convergence of three major departments i.e., Social Welfare, Education and Health departments and will Strive to cover all the targeted beneficiaries.
Mentioning that the pandemic has served an important lesson to maintain cleanliness among the masses, the minister observed that the most effective way of spreading awareness on maintaining a clean and healthy lifestyle starts from peer groups and relatives.
The students should take it as a part of education in addition to the classroom activities and should try to spread the message for a good cause from the knowledge gained after attending such programmes, he added.
Dr S Ranjan further said that the government has taken up many schemes for the welfare of the people of the state and one such mission is the Deworming Day programme which will help the children to maintain a healthy future.
It may be mentioned here that National Deworming Day (NDD) was launched in 2015 .
It is a flagship programme of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is implemented as a biannual single day programme.
It is one of the largest public health programmes reaching large number of children during a short period and implemented through the platforms of schools and anganwadi centres to improve their overall health, nutritional status, access to education and quality of life.
At the event, deworming tablets ie., Albendazole 400 mg tablets were administered free of cost to control worm infections to the students.
Vitamin Angels, Delhi nutrition scientist Dr Neha Sareen donated the deworming tablets and vitamins for the Deworming Day.
Education (S) director L Nandakumar Singh; health services director Dr Kh Sasheekumar Mangang; social welfare director Ng Uttam Singh; NHM state mission director Dr Somorjit Ningombam were also present at the event as guests of honour.
NHM Child Health SNO Dr Sadhana Ningthoujam; IEC NVHCP SNO Dr RK Rosy; officials of Health Department, teachers and students of Wangkhei High School attended the state level launching programme.
Meanwhile, the 2nd round of National De worming Day, 2022 was formally launched by Thoubal deputy commissioner A Subhash Singh at the conference hall of DHS, CMO Complex Thoubal on Tuesday.
The function was also attended by Thoubal CMO Dr Y Nokul Singh and District Hospital medical superintendent Dr Ch Memcha among others.
As part of the programme, Albendazole tablets were distributed to schools through ZEO Thoubal.
For children who are not attending the schools, anganwadi workers and ASHA facilitators will administer the tablets.