According to the sources, a recent survey of Planning Commission and the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that children of some 40 districts across the country face nutritional issues due to the presence of intestinal worms.
These worms cause children to suffer from stomach ache, loss of appetite, lethargy along with being inattentive in classrooms.
The one-day campaign will target an estimated 570,000 children between the ages of five and 15-.
For this purpose, the WHO has provided stocks of the drug Vermox.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 30th, 2019.
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