Over 1 Crore Children & Women To Receive Deworm Doses In 19 Odisha Dists Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to deworm more than one crore children and women across the state on Saturday (August 10).

According to official sources, children and adolescents in the age group of 1 to 19 years and women of reproductive age from 20 to 24 years (non-pregnant, non-lactating) will be provided Albendazole (suspension or tablet). A mop-up round will be held on August 17 for those who missed the dose on the initial date.

“Children aged 6-19 years and women of reproductive age 20-24 years will be provided with Albendazole tablets, while children aged 1-5 years will be administered age-appropriate Albendazole suspension at respective schools and Anganwadi centres facilitated by teachers, Anganwadi Workers and ASHAs,” Director of Family Welfare Sanjukta Sahoo told a presser on Thursday.

The National Deworming Day (NDD) will be held in 19 districts – Balasore, Bhadrak, Bolangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Gajapati, Jagatsighpur, Kendrapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Khurda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nayagarh, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Rayagada and Puri.

Alongside the deworming campaign, a vitamin A supplementation programme will also be conducted for children aged 9 to 60 months. They will receive age-appropriate Vitamin A solutions at routine vaccination sites and during the special Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Day in August, the sources added.