National Deworming Day: 34 crore children to be administered deworming tablets today
On National Deworming Day, February 10, the Health Ministry for the first time will also cover private schools and has asked state governments to rope them in, while it has set up 210 monitoring centres across the country to tackle adverse reactions of the tablet like stomach ache and vomiting.
Feb 10, 2017, 08:55 AM IST250 students taken ill after taking deworming tablets in Tripura
About 250 students of different schools of Kadamtala block were administered deworming tablets this afternoon as part of National Deworming Day programme. However, many students complained of pain in abdomen and respiratory trouble after consuming the tablets.
Aug 11, 2016, 09:43 AM IST180 school children fall sick after taking tablets in Bihar on National Deworming Day: Report
At least 180 school children in Bihar took ill after they were administered deworming Albendazole tablets on Wednesday.
Feb 10, 2016, 21:12 PM IST