October 20: National Deworming Day

Every year, National Deworming Day is celebrated on February 10 and October 20 in India. Why National Deworming Day? India accounts to 28% of total number of global children between the age of 1 and 14 years of age at risk of Soil Transmitted Helminths. This is about 68% of children in India. These infections ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: National Centre for Disease Control • national deworming day • soil transmitted Helminths • United Nations • World Health Organization

February 10: National Deworming Day

Every year National Deworming Day is observed twice on February 10th and August 10th. The event is observed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The implementing agency under the ministry is National Health Mission. The worms mainly spreads from the faeces of people who defecate in open. Highlights On the Deworming Day, the deworming ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Children • Children Health • Health • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • national deworming day • National Health Mission • parasitic intestinal worms

Health Ministry conducts 8th round of National Deworming Day campaign

The Health Ministry undertook the 8th round of National Deworming Day campaign across the country on 8th February to reduce the prevalence of parasitic intestinal worms among children. National Deworming Day National Deworming Day is aimed at deworming all preschool and school-age children (enrolled and non-enrolled) between the ages of 1-19 years through the platform ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Topics: Deworming • Madhya Pradesh • Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation • Ministry of Health & family Welfare • Ministry of Human Resource and Development • Ministry of Panchayati Raj • Ministry of Rural Development • Ministry of Tribal Affairs • Ministry of Urban Development • Ministry of Women and Child Development • national deworming day • parasitic intestinal worms • Rajasthan

Government launches National Deworming initiative

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) launched National Deworming Initiative on the occasion of National Deworming Day (observed on 10 February). It aims to reach more than 32.2 crore children aged between 1 to 19 years to combat parasitic worm infections. This year it is fourth edition of National Deworming Day after ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018

Topics: Days and Events • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • national deworming day • National Deworming initiative • Public health

February 10: National Deworming Day

The National Deworming Day is observed every year on February 10 with main objective to combat parasitic worm infections among preschool and school-age children across India. This year it is third edition of the observance of this day after it was launched in 2015 by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017

Topics: Days and Events • National • national deworming day • Public health • soil transmitted Helminths