Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education Minister T. S. Singhdeo launched the state-level Deworming drive on Sunday. He administered anthelmintic (Deworming) medicine to school-going children at the Government Girls School premises, Ambikapur.
Health and family welfare, women and child development, social welfare, higher education, and school education departments are jointly organizing the drive from February 24 as 10th phase of National Deworming Day.
The drive will cover state’s all the 28 districts and the basic purpose of the drive is to administer albendazole tablet to 1.13 crore children, adolescent boys and girls aged from 1-19 years. The government has planned to reach out in 56384 schools and 52474 anganbadi centres under the drive.
The infant would be administered the medicine on February 28.
Addressing the gathering, Singhdeo said, Rs Rs healthy children have stronger minds and higher capabilities.
So for healthier future, one has to remain healthy. It is state government’s duty to ensure children are protected from diseases for which deworming is a part of it’’.
He added that private schools and drop out children would also be covered under the drive.