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National Deworming Day 2024 - February 10
February 13 , 2024
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- The National Deworming Day was established in February 2015 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- It aims to deworm all children (both enrolled and unenrolled) from 1 to 19 years of age.
- It also aims to target almost 240 million children that are at risk of acquiring soil-transmitted helminths in India.
- The first round is conducted on February 10.
- It is followed up by second round on August 10 every year.
- The three types of worms that infect people are roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichiura), and hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale).
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