NDD from August 10 to 17

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The tiol Deworming Day (NDD) is going to be held in the city from August 10 to August 17, 2017. NDD is a flagship programme for the Government of India with an aim to improve the health and wellbeing of pre-school children by reducing Soil Transmitted Helminthes infection through mass deworming and other preventative measures. During February 2017, 34 crore children were targeted throughout the country which included 9 crores children in private schools.