Question: On which date the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry started its 2nd round of National Deworming Day?
(a) August 8
(b) August 10
(c) August 11
(d) August 12
Answer- (b)
Related facts:
- On August 10th, 2017, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare started its 2nd round of National Deworming Day (NDD) 2017 in 33 States/UTs.
- The 1st round of Deworming day was held on February 10th, 2017.
- National Deworming Day is organized twice in a year covering all the children from 1-19 years of age except the States of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where deworming is carried out once in a year.
- The NDD program has been launched in 2015 as WHO estimates that 220 million children below 14 years of age are at risk of STH infections in India.
- The Deworming program is India’s commitment to a comprehensive national response to the public health threat posed by worms.
- This is one of the largest public health programs reaching a large number of children during a short period.
- These parasites consume nutrients from the children they infect, thus aggravating malnutrition and retarding physical development.
Reference:
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