Deworwing day in Delhi schools on Feb 8

To tackle the threat of intestinal worm infections in children, the Delhi government has directed schools in the national capital to conduct deworming programme on February 8.

The initiative is part of the school-based biannual National Mass Deworming programme.

"All school going children from Nursery to class 12 will be administered a single dose of chewable tablet named 'Albendazole'," the Directorate of Education (DoE) said in a communication to school principals