National Deworming Day-February 10

February 10, 2023

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare created the National Deworming Day. Every year on February 10, the nation's children are encouraged to be worm-free. The day is observed twice a year in various states and Union Territories where the prevalence of soll-transmitted helminths is higher This is one of the biggest public health programs in the nation, according to the National Health Portal, in a short amount of time, the initiative hopes to reach a lot of kids, in India, children between the ages of 1 and 14 are at risk of contracting parasitic intestinal worms. Soil Transmitted Helminths another name for this,Kerala Academy of Pharmacy stress on the healthcare system, higher academic achievement and school involvement levels and potential increases in working-age people's productivity.