The National Deworming Day is a single fixed-day approach to treating intestinal worm infections in all children aged 1- 19 years.
It is held on 10 February and 10 August each year.
The day is observed to tackle the countrywide public health threat of intestinal worm infections in children and related morbidity
The National Deworming Day mobilize health personnel, state governments and other stakeholders to prioritize investment in control of Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) - one of the most common infections.