Yadgir Launches National Deworming Day Drive

Overview

• District health authorities inaugurated the drive at Government Lower Primary School, Ambedkar Chowk and began administering Albendazole across schools, pre-university colleges, technical institutes and anganwadis.
• The dosing follows an age-based protocol: children aged one to two receive half a tablet and those aged two to 19 receive one full tablet.
• Officials identified anganwadis as the main route to reach out-of-school children while institutions will cover enrolled students.
• A short mop-up phase will follow the initial distribution to find missed children and raise overall coverage toward the district target of 513,173.
• Local officers paired the medication with hygiene advice on handwashing, clean surroundings and nail trimming because the twice-yearly campaign aims to lower worm burden and support child growth and school readiness.