The State Government on Friday clarified its stand over the news related to sickness of few children by consuming medicines on the De-worming Day, saying that only a few cases were reported and those children too were discharged after primary treatment.
In an official statement, the Health department said that there are no major adverse events reported in the state. Scattered 195 minor adverse events have been reported in the districts which have been managed successfully Deputy Director Dr Pragya Tiwari stated that it is worthy to note that the children with high worm loads exhibit symptoms of nausea, vomiting, pain in abdomen, giddiness etc. due to the toxins released from the dead worms.
Deputy Director of Child Health Nutrition also said that the report collected from district regarding the problem of Nausea and vomiting in children who has taken that tablet is 195 in numbers and due to the toxins released from the dead worms or only due to excess of de worm in these children. According to her all these symptoms are normal and nothing to worry and tablet albendazole is completely safe and tested.
These 195 children has cop up with the problem of pain in abdomen, giddiness, nausea and vomiting and they have discharged after proper treatment. In whole of state (Madhya Pradesh), the left out children will cover in mop up round that is 15th Feb. 2016.
As a fixed day strategy, State of Madhya Pradesh has conducted National Deworming Day 2016 in 41 districts of Madhya Pradesh. On 10th February 2016, deworming tablets (Albendazole) was rendered to approx. 1.51 Crore children between 1 to 19 years using the platform of 1, 21, 211 Govt./Govt. aided schools and 63,832 Aganwadi Centres. The state of Madhya Pradesh has included private schools of Bhopal, Raisen, Sagar and Burhanpur on pilot basis to benefit approx 6.90 lacs enrolled children in the same.