National Deworming Day 10 August 2018 - Importance, Benefits, and Process
National Deworming Day on 10 August 2018 aims to deworm all children using albendazole chewable tablets to combat intestinal worms, which can cause anemia and other health issues. In cases where children could not be dewormed on the designated day, a mop-up day on 17 August is scheduled. Deworming helps control anemia, improve nutrition uptake, enhance learning capacity, concentration, attendance, work potential, and livelihood opportunities. The most common intestinal worms are roundworm, whipworm, and hookworm, which spread through various ways.
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National Deworming Day 10 August 2018 10 10 August August 2018 2018 All children who could not be dewormed on 10 August due to sickness or absenteeism will be dewormed on 17 August, mop-up day
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National Deworming Day 10 August 2018 Why should children be dewormed? Controls anemia and Controls anemia and improves nutritional improves nutritional uptake uptake E = MC2 2 E = MC Helps improve capacity Helps improve capacity to learn, concentration to learn, concentration and attendance and attendance Helps improve work Helps improve work potential and livelihood potential and livelihood opportunity opportunity All children who could not be dewormed on 10 August due to sickness or absenteeism will be dewormed on 17 August , mop-up day
National Deworming Day 10 August 2018 What are intestinal worms? Intestinal parasites nutrition intestines, which results in anemia, poor intake, and impaired growth. The three most common types of worms are: Round worm All children will be dewormed on 10 August 2018 worms that from are on thrive human nutritional Whip worm Hook worm 17 August 2018 , mop-up day
National Deworming Day 10 August 2018 How do worms spread? Let s Learn 1 2 3 Other children are infected by eggs ingested through food or dirty hands, or by larvae penetrating the skin All children who could not be dewormed on 10 August due to sickness or absenteeism will be dewormed on 17 August, mop-up day
