1.12 Crore Children Administered Deworming Tablets
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Around 1.12 crore children in Andhra Pradesh were administered deworming tablets as part of the National Deworming Day programme.
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- The Andhra Pradesh government administered deworming tablets to 1.12 crore children and adolescents across various educational and childcare institutions.
- This campaign aims to reduce soil-transmitted worm infections, which have already seen a slight decline since 2016.
- Children who missed the initial administration will be provided another opportunity on October 5.
- The initiative is a component of the ongoing National Deworming Day programme.
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- Follow-up distribution for absent children on October 5
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Satya Kumar Yadav
health minister
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“Around 1.12 crore children and adolescents across Andhra Pradesh have been administered deworming tablets as part of the National Deworming Day programme”
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…1.12 Crore Children Administered Deworming Tablets Around 1.12 crore children and adolescents across Andhra Pradesh received deworming tablets under the National Deworming Day programme. Around 1.12 crore children and adolescents across Andhra Pradesh have been administered deworming tablets as part of the National Deworming Day programme , health minister Satya Kumar Yadav said. He pointed out that from 2016, the deworming campaign is being conducted twice a year to protect children from soil-transmitted worm infections. As a result, the prevalence of…
“the deworming campaign is being conducted twice a year to protect children from soil-transmitted worm infections”
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…1.12 crore children and adolescents across Andhra Pradesh have been administered deworming tablets as part of the National Deworming Day programme, health minister Satya Kumar Yadav said. He pointed out that from 2016, the deworming campaign is being conducted twice a year to protect children from soil-transmitted worm infections . As a result, the prevalence of soil-transmitted worm infections in the state has declined to 34 per cent from 36 per cent, as recorded by the National Centre for Disease Control in 2019. The deworming tablets are…
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