India National Deworming Day 2016
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Country
Time period covered
February, 2016 - August, 2016
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Facility (non-health) - Subnationally representative
Summary
National Deworming Day (NDD) is an iniative of the India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in which children ages 1-19 are provided with antihelminth medication at schools and preschools. In 2016, 36 states participated in National Deworming Day; states with soil-transmitted helminth prevalence rates above 20% participated in two rounds of NDD, in Februrary and August 2016.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India). India National Deworming Day 2016.