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Rajamahendravaram to Conduct Deworming Drive on September 25
Rajamahendravaram will hold a deworming programme on September 25.
Children from 1 to 19 years old will be offered albendazole tablets.
The tablets help protect children from intestinal worms.
They may also help reduce anaemia caused by worm infections.
The programme will take place in schools, colleges and Anganwadi centres.
About 4,46,865 children are expected to receive the medicine.
Children in schools and colleges will get the tablets there.
Children who miss the dose can receive it on October 5.
Albendazole tablets will be administered to children aged 1 to 19 on September 25.
The National Deworming Programme aims to prevent intestinal worm infections and reduce anaemia.
The programme will cover 4,46,865 children at 3,400 centres and educational institutions.
Enrolled children will receive tablets at schools and colleges, while others will be covered at Anganwadi centres.
Children who miss the September 25 dose can receive it during the mop-up day on October 5.
- Who
- Children aged 1 to 19 years in the district, with coordination by the district administration, health, education, ICDS and Women and Child Welfare departments.
- What
- A National Deworming Programme drive to administer albendazole tablets.
- Where
- At 3,400 Anganwadi centres and government and private schools and colleges across the district.
- When
- September 25, with a mop-up day on October 5 for children who miss the dose.
- Why
- To prevent intestinal worm infections and reduce anaemia among children.
Key facts
- Programme
- National Deworming Programme
- Medicine
- Albendazole tablets
- Target age
- Children aged 1 to 19 years
- Identified beneficiaries
- 4,46,865 children
- Coverage locations
- 3,400 Anganwadi centres, schools and colleges
- Main date
- September 25
- Mop-up date
- October 5
Sources
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