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Centre targets 27 crore kids
The government has set a target of deworming approximately 27 crore children across the country as part of this year\'s \'National Deworming Day programme which would be launched from Telangana on Wednesday.
Hyderabad: The government has set a target of deworming approximately 27 crore children across the country as part of this year's 'National Deworming Day programme which would be launched from Telangana on Wednesday.
As part of the programme, which would be followed by a mop-up drive on February 15, where the left-outs would be taken care of, 400 mg of Albendazole tablets would be administered to children aged 1-19 years. Out of the targeted 27 crore children, 19 crore were studying in schools, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda here on Tuesday said.
"Last year the National Deworming Day was launched in Rajasthan and reached more than 89.9 million children in 10 states and one Union Territory. This year the target was 27 crore and the programme would be undertaken in all the states and UTs." "If we are able to hit the target of 27 crore, India will be healthier and we will have a healthy young India.
It's an ambitious programme and world's largest public health programme which we have undertaken. I am confident we will be successful in achieving the target with the co-operation of stakeholders," Nadda added. He further said after focussed programme India was declared polio free. The Ministry had chalked out special programmes to eliminate kala azar and leprosy, he said. "We have increased the basket of vaccination from seven to eleven.
We are trying to increase the basket of vaccination and make children much healthier, much stronger, not only survive but thrive and come out as healthier children," he added. With regard to setting up of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Telangana, the Minister said, "the Government of India has decided on setting up AIIMS in a phased manner and Telangana is on priority list and that is what I can assure."
Parasitic worms or soil-transmitted helminths (STH), are among the most common infections worldwide. More than 1.5 billion people or 24 per cent of the world's population suffer from worm infections globally, an official statement from the Ministry said.
"Worms interfere with nutrient uptake in children and can lead to anaemia, malnourishment and impaired mental and physical development. Research has shown that worms also pose a serious threat to children's education and productivity later in life.
