Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Kurnool Schedules National Deworming Day Across District for September 25
Kurnool district will hold National Deworming Day on September 25.
Children and teenagers from ages one to 19 will receive deworming tablets.
The tablets will be available at Anganwadi centres, schools, and colleges.
Deworming can help prevent anaemia, poor nutrition, weight loss, and learning problems.
Children who missed the September 5 round can receive the tablets after they get better.
Health workers were asked to work closely with schools and Anganwadi centres.
Officials also asked staff to visit homes to find possible leprosy cases early.
The instructions were given during a meeting about health programmes and disease prevention.
National Deworming Day will be observed across Kurnool district on September 25.
Deworming tablets will be given to children and adolescents aged one to 19.
Administration will take place at Anganwadi centres, schools, and colleges.
Children who missed the September 5 round will be covered after recovering from illness.
Health officials also ordered door-to-door surveys to support early leprosy diagnosis.
- Who
- Kurnool district health officials, health workers, schools, colleges, Anganwadi centres, and children and adolescents aged one to 19.
- What
- National Deworming Day will be conducted, with tablets administered to eligible children and adolescents; officials also directed leprosy surveys and disease-control measures.
- When
- September 25; children who missed the earlier September 5 round will be covered after recovering from illness.
- Where
- Across Kurnool district, including Anganwadi centres, schools, colleges, and households for leprosy surveys.
- Why
- To prevent anaemia, malnutrition, weight loss, and learning difficulties, while improving early leprosy diagnosis and health-programme coverage.
- Deworming date
- September 25
- Eligible age group
- Children and adolescents aged one to 19
- Administration sites
- Anganwadi centres, schools, and colleges
- Earlier round
- September 5
- Missed-dose guidance
- Children who missed the earlier round will be covered after recovering from illness
- Additional health action
- Door-to-door surveys will be conducted under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme
- Meeting venue
- District Medical and Health Officer’s office