Children up to 19 years of age will be fed stomach worm pills: Deputy Commissioner

Patiala, February 1 (Punjab khabarnama):
National de-warming day is being celebrated on 5th February to make children healthy by freeing them from stomach worms. Deputy Commissioner Patiala Shaukat Ahmed Pari, while releasing a poster, said that on the occasion of national de-warming day on 5th February, 1 year of the district will be celebrated. All children between the ages of 19 to 19 should be given the albendazole pill. He said that children from 2 to 19 years will be given a full tablet and children from 1 to 2 years will be fed half a tablet of albendazole.
He said that all the approximately 6 lakh 41 thousand children from 1 to 19 years of age enrolled in all government, recognized, private schools, colleges, Anganwadi centers of the district, who have dropped out due to any reason, will be fed this pill. He said that in order to carry out this campaign successfully, cooperation is being taken by holding meetings with the Department of Education, Department of Women and Child Development etc.
Civil surgeon Dr. Raminder Kaur said that this pill should not be given to children on an empty stomach. Therefore, children should not come to school on an empty stomach on the day of taking pills. He said that with this initiative of the health department, millions of children will get relief from stomach worms, because most of the children suffer from physical weakness, anemia and irritability due to the decrease in daily food due to stomach worms. is But now with the dose of this medicine, the children will get rid of anemia along with the diseases. He appealed to the people to support the health department in feeding this pill to their children.
On this occasion, Civil Surgeon Dr. Dr. Raminder Kaur, Medical Superintendent. Jagpalinder Singh, District Nodal Officer-cum-District Vaccination Officer Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, Assistant Civil Surgeon Dr. Rachna, Deputy Medical Commissioner Dr. Jaswinder Singh, Assistant Health Officer Dr. Dr. Kushaldeep Gill, Senior Medical Officer. Vikas Goyal and Dr. Dr. Asrafjit Singh, District Epidemiologist. Sumit Singh, Senior Medical Officer, Deputy Mass Media Officer Bhag Singh Officer and Jasjit Kaur, Dr. Asis Kumar and other officials were present.
Photo Caption – Deputy Commissioner Shaukat Ahmed Pari releasing a poster on National De Warming Day.