The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Over 7 lakh students to be given deworming tablets in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on August 10
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The Hindu Bureau
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District administrations in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are launching a mass deworming drive on August 10, targeting over 700,000 children and young adults. The initiative aims to combat nutritional deficiencies and health issues caused by worm infestations through the administration of Albendazole tablets.
The district administrations of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have identified 5,11,049 and 2,72,477 people respectively, aged between one and 19, to administer free de-worming tablets to address hookworm issues, on National Deworming Day on Monday.
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