Renewing the momentum built during the National Deworming Day (NDD) campaign 2023 to combat the threat of intestinal worms among children and women, the Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department aims to reach 12 million children and women across the State.
The mop-up round would be held on February 17 for those beneficiaries who missed the dose on February 10. Besides, children aged 9 to 60 months would receive age-appropriate vitamin A solution at Routine Immunization sites and special Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Day during the same period.
Family Welfare Director Dr Bijaya Kumar Panigrahy said, “During NDD, the children aged 6 to19 years and women of reproductive age 20 to 24years will be provided with Albendazole tablet while children aged 1 to5 years will be administered age-appropriate Albendazole suspension at respective schools and anganwadi centres facilitated by teachers, Anganwadi Workers and ASHAs”.
UNICEF nutrition officer Dr Sanjay Kumar Sahoo said, “The National Deworming Day is a vital initiative in safeguarding the health of the children and communities.”