Manipur gears up for National Deworming Day 2024
Manipur, April 30 -- All children and youngsters under the 1-19 age group in Manipur will be administered albendazole tablets on April 30 as part of National Deworming Day in order to eliminate parasitic worms or soil-transmitted helminths, which can interfere with nutrient uptake in children and can contribute to anemia, malnourishment, and impaired mental and physical development.
This was announced in a press conference at the Health Directorate conference hall by the state mission director of State Health Society, NHM Somorjit on Monday.
He said that deworming all children annually on a single day was taken as a policy decision in 2015, and all the children are given deworming tablets through anganwadis and schools. In Manipur, the ...
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