The National Deworming Day will be observed in Chhattisgarh on August 10, with a mass drug administration programme planned in seven districts.
An official communiqué said on Thursday that Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Janjgir-Champa, Sakti, Mungeli and Mahasamund will carry out the programme till August 17, focusing on filaria control.
Renu G. Pillay, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, chaired a meeting of the State Level Steering Committee and provided essential guidelines for the campaign.
Officials were urged to attain a 100 percent target.
On August 10, all children and teenagers aged one to 19 years will be administered deworming medication.
Those who missed the medication on August 10 will have another opportunity on August 17.
Deworming medicine will be administered at various locations including Anganwadis, government schools, healthcare centres, aided private schools and technical educational institutions.
Children aged one to two years will be given half a tablet of Albendazole while those above two years will receive a combination of D.E.C. and Albendazole.
The initiative aims to combat a variety of parasitic worm infections among the young.
As part of the Filaria Control Program, the department has set a target to administer mass drug administration to over 67 lakh individuals in seven districts from August 10 to 17.
With the exception of pregnant women and severely ill individuals, all individuals above the age of one in these districts will be administered the deworming medication.