Shillong, April 25: The Government of Meghalaya under the Health & Family Welfare Department and National Health Mission is launching a fixed one-day school-based program to ensure intensive deworming coverage and targeted outreach in all the Districts of Meghalaya.
In East Garo Hills, East Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills, North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills, South West Khasi Hills, West Garo Hills, West Jaintia Hills and West Khasi Hills Districts, the Deworming Day and the Mop-up Day will be on 3rd May, 2017 and 10th May, 2017 respectively. In Ri Bhoi District, the Deworming Day is scheduled for 27th April, 2017 and the Mop-up Day will be on 3rd May, 2017.
For those children who could not be dewormed on Deworming Day, they will be dewormed on mop-up day. Deworming Tablets – Albendazole – will be given free of cost to all children in the age group of 1-19 years in Government Schools and Government aided schools and in Anganwadi Centres for out-of-school children. Children in the age group of 1-2 years will be given half a tablet of Albendazole (400mg), and for children above the age of 2 years are given 1 full tablet of Albendazole (400mg) to chew.
The State Health Department and National Health Mission urges all parents of children 1 to 19 years of age who have not been dewormed to kindly come forward and avail the services provided for them.This was informed by the Director of Health Services (MCH & FW) Cum Jt. Mission Director, NHM, Meghalaya, Shillong.
