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National Deworming Day - February 10

February 12 , 2022 886 days 624 0
  • The day was started as an initiative under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  • It aims to make every child between the ages of one and 19 years across the country free from intestinal worms.
  • These intestinal worms are also referred to as Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH).
  • According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are about 241 million children in India who are at risk of intestinal worms.

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