Poonch, Aug. 11 -- National Deworming Day was observed across Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, with the Health Department organising awareness programmes in schools and distributing deworming medicines among students.

Health teams visited educational institutions across the district as part of the campaign and interacted with students to raise awareness about intestinal worm infections, their prevention and the importance of maintaining personal hygiene.

The programme focused on encouraging children to adopt healthy habits, including washing hands regularly, keeping nails trimmed, wearing footwear and maintaining cleanliness in their surroundings.

Deworming initiatives are aimed at reducing the burden of soil-transmitted helminth ...