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New Delhi : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is geared up for the second round of National Deworming Day (NDD) 2017 on August 10 in 33 States/UTs followed by mop-up activities on August 17, 2017, targeting 31 crore children. A total of 7.8 crore children are targeted in private schools and 3.5 crore out of school children will also be covered in this programme through Anganwadi workers and ASHAs.
This is one of the largest public health programmes reaching large number of children during a short period. The first NDD round of 2017 implemented in February covered 26 crore children with a coverage of 89%.
The NDD programme was launched in 2015 as WHO estimates that 220 million children below 14 years of age are at risk of Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) infections in India. National Deworming Day is organised twice in a year covering all the children in 1-19 year age group except the States of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where deworming is carried out once in a year, according to a PIB release. The Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) prevalence in these two states is less than 20%. The deworming has the potential to improve nutritional status of children. The deworming tablet called ‘Albendazole’ is a safe and efficacious drug for controlling worm infestation.
The first round of NDD was carried out in February 2015 and 8.9 crore children were administered the deworming tablet across 11 states/UTs by achieving 85% coverage. Thereafter, 25 crore, 12 crore and 26 crore children were covered in NDD February 2016, August 2016 and February 2017 rounds respectively.National Deworming Day aims to reach every child,regardless of their socio-economic circumstance.
Deworming may have very few side effects and some children, especially those with high worm infections, might experience nausea, mild abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, and fatigue. In line with the guidance from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, comprehensive adverse event protocols have been put in place, according to the PIB release.
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