Pakistan Deworming Initiative

Pakistan Deworming Initiative, initiated by @GovtofPakistan, aims to treat millions of children for intestinal worm infections through school-based deworming.

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The IRD team, comprising national and provincial senior team, recently convened with district focal persons from education and health department along with district coordinators to discuss the roadmap for the next round of Punjab Deworming Initiative.

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Thank you to everyone who contributed to this vital conversation. Let's continue this momentum and make a significant impact!
IRD Evidence Action Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination Islamabad Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives

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Program Director WANG, Khalil Roonjha, supports Balochistan Deworming Initiative. We appreciate his support and engagement for the deworming campaign aiming to deworm around 200,000 children. The deworming campaign is happening from 16th-18th May'22 in district Lasbela.

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DEO Female, Riffat Shakir, supports Balochistan Deworming Initiative. We appreciate her support & engagement for the deworming campaign aiming to deworm around 200,000 children across district Lasbela. The deworming campaign is happening from 16th-18th May'22 in district Lasbela.

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ADC General Lasbela, Farhan Suleman Roonjha urges the parents, students and community of Lasbela to participate in deworming campaign happening from 16th-18th May 2022 in district Lasbela.

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DEO Male, Lasbela, Rafiq Baloch, supports Balochistan Deworming Initiative and Education Department has actively engaged the teachers, schools and students in order to pave way for a dewormed Pakistan. The deworming campaign is happening from 16th-18th May'22 in district Lasbela.

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over 2.6 million school age children through the mobilization of health workers across schools & households. Plans for next round in August 2022 were also discussed along with strategies for program sustainability.
Secretary Health & DG Health were also in attendance. (2/2)

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Minister for Health, Sindh, Dr. @AzraPechuho chaired a review meeting for the Sindh Deworming Initiative (SDI) with the Technical Assistance Partners @IRDGlobal on 25th March, 2022 at @EocSindh Karachi.
Technical partners shared the details of the SDI in 2021 that dewormed (1/2)

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Dr. Abdul Wali Khan shares his insights about the Pakistan Deworming Initiative and identifies the need for annual mass deworming of children across Pakistan!
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#PunjabDewormingInitiative is providing safe, effective, and free-of-cost deworming medicine from 27th September 2021 – 2nd October 2021, across 5 at-risk districts to school-age children at public and private schools. Send your children to avail this opportunity!

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The government of Punjab is providing safe, effective & free-of-cost deworming medicine from 27th September 2021 -2nd October 2021, across 5 at-risk districts to children aged 5-14 years at public and private schools #PunjabDewormingInitiative

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The #PakistanDewormingInitiative is committed to improving health, increasing access to education & encouraging children's growth and learning through administering deworming medicine to children 5-14 years across at-risk districts. #nutrition #SDG3 #PaitKayKeerayDurSehatBharpur

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Periodic #Deworming is a very low cost yet effective response to the disease, which if left untreated, can cause #anaemia , #malnurishment and impaired mental and physical development in children. Chief Health M/o PDSI Dr. Muhammad Asif

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Parliamentary Secretary for @EduMinistryPK @WajihaQmr will be live tomorrow 9.30am at PTV NEWS with Mohammed Shuayb and Xaryab Rajput as hosts, highlighting the School Based Deworming Program in Islamabad Capital Territory!
Tune in for more on the #PakistanDewormingInitiative

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Parliamentary Secretary for @EduMinistryPK @WajihaQmr shared of the #PakistanDewormingInitiative; “[PDI] is very important for Ministry of Education because it has direct implications for the education of our children. Parasitic worm infections limit educational outcomes."

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Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training Launches 3rd Annual Mass Deworming campaign of the “School-based Deworming Programme in Islamabad Capital Territory” Deworming school-aged children for a safe and healthy future in Islamabad.
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#PakistanDewormingInitiative will target 574,000 school-age children, 5-14 years of age, across 2,000 government, private schools and 'deeni madaris' in the ICT region, during the deworming week from 30th August 2021 to 4th September 2021.

#PaitKayKeerayDurSehatBharpur #SDG3

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عالمی ادارہ برائےصحت کا اندازہ ہےکہ دنیا بھر میں ڈیڑھ ارب لوگ، یعنی ہر چار میں سے ایک فرد، آنتوں کی بیماریوں میں مبتلا ہیں جنہیں مٹی سےمنتقل ہونےوالی بیماریاں بھی کہا جاتا ہے۔ان میں سے تراسی کروڑ پچاس لاکھ بچوں کو علاج کی ضرورت ہے۔

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پیٹ کے کیڑوں کی بیماریاں صفائی کے ناقص انتظامات کی وجہ سےہوتی ہیں۔ اسکول جانےوالی عمرکےبچے سب سے زیادہ شکار ہوتے ہیں۔ 2016 میں کئےگئے قومی سروےکےمطابق پاکستان میں سکول جانےوالی عمر کے1 کروڑ 70 لاکھ بچوں، جن میں پانچ لاکھ چوہتر ہزار بچے اسلام آباد سےہیں،کو سالانہ علاج کی ضرورت ہے

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گزشتہ 2 سالوں یعنی سال 2019 اور 2020 میں اسلام آباد میں پیٹ کے کیڑوں کے علاج کےسالانہ ادوار میں تقریباً 2 لاکھ بچوں کا علاج کیا گیا

یاد رہے پیٹ کےکیڑےبچوں کی ذہنی و جسمانی نشونما پر اثر انداز ہوتےہیں۔

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