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DEWORMING-ADVOCACY (with picture)
De-worming to ensure healthier growth of children stressed
RANGPUR, Sept 23, 2018 (BSS) – Health experts and public representatives
at an advocacy meeting today called upon all concerned for making the
weeklong de-worming campaign successful to ensure healthier growth of
children.
They made the call at the event organised by Rangpur City Corporation
(RpCC) at its conference room here to make the National Worm Control Week and
Health Check-up of Students by Young Physicians from October 1 to 7 next in
the city successful.
Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa attended the advocacy meeting
as the chief guest with Chief Executive Officer of RpCC Akhter Hossain Azad
in the chair.
Divisional Director (Health) Dr Md Mostafizur Rahman, Panel Mayor Mahmudur
Rahman Titu, Secretary of RpCC Abu Saleh Md Musa Jongi, its Chief Health
Officer Dr Kamruzzaman Ibne Taz and Chief of the Health Division Saiful Islam
addressed as special guests.
The Directorate of Health of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has
been extending assistance to the RpCC authority to make the weeklong de-
worming campaign a success.
Under the programme, the RpCC authority will administer de-worming
Albendazole tablets to 1.40 lakh school-going children (5-16 years) at 498
primary and secondary level schools, madrashas and kindergartens in the city
from Sept 1 to 7 next.
The health officials underscored the need for preventing higher rate of
worm infections among the school-going children through ensuring their intake
of de-worming tablets twice a year to avoid malnutrition and ensure their
normal and healthier growth.
They said the schoolchildren should be well-educated about importance of
proper hand-washing techniques before taking meals to prevent spread of
communicable diseases and make them aware of essential health and hygiene
factors.
Mayor Mostafa urged teachers of all primary and secondary level educational
institutions, guardians, health officials, supervisors and volunteers to make
the de-worming campaign successful for building a healthier nation.
BSS/MI/FI/ 1554 hrs