The second round of National Deworming Day (NDD) was today inaugurated by the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan at Government Boys Higher Secondary School (GBHSS) Kupwara.
The DDC while giving an overview of the NDD programme to the students said that early years of the child is the most critical and significant phase. The Key areas that need to be addressed are the risks of parasitic intestinal worm infestation in children and iron deficiency.
She said that NDD is an initiative to help children live healthy by improving their overall well-being and nutritional status, and to reduce morbidity. These are the serious health issues that affect the growth and development of the children.
Apart from being de-wormed, maintaining healthy and hygienic practices will help children and communities remain safe from worm infections.The students of the school were administered Albendazole tablets during the inauguration of the program.
During NDD, the children between the ages of 1 to 19 will be de-wormed with the administration of Albendazole tablets in all schools (government and private), Anganwadi Centres and Health and Wellness centres besides various health promotion activities related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) will be conducted.
The inauguration programme was attended by Ab. Hamid Fani, Chief Education Officer Kupwara, Dr. Mir Ramzan CMO Kupwara, Mehraj U-din Shah, Principal Higher Secondary school Kupwara; students and staff of higher secondary.