AGARTALA, Feb 7 (TIWN): Atleast 1000 students had fallen sick after they were administered de-worming tablets at Tripura schools. At North Tripura many children left on the verge of death also. With the initiative of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare which was launched under the banner of the 'National Deworming Day-2016’ it was ordered to cover students under deworming tablet administering and following that schools were provide with deowrming tablets. It was also mentioned that the treatment with a simple pill is universally recognized as a safe and cost effective solution. But the tablets left the children seriously ill and many remained affected for a long time after consuming the tablet. But what was the reason behind this incidents nobody knows. Nor the state govt set any special investigation arrangements against it.

Rather via a press release it was said that it is quite natural that after consuming the tablets children may feel discomfort. But question remains, will the students show interest to take this medicine again this year ??

National Deworming Day is a groundbreaking initiative focused on reducing the threat of parasitic worm infections, a widespread health issue affecting over 241 million children in India alone. Talking to TIWN correspondent, Kadamtala police official said that at least 1000 students have

The students were given the deworming tablets following which some of them started vomiting and were taken to the hospital. The students mainly complained of nausea. According to the sources many are having panic attacks, which are purely psychological after hearing the news that some others have fallen ill.

The National Deworming Day is observed on February 10 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and its main objective is to deworm children between the ages of (1-19) at schools and anganwadi centres.

According to WHO,  India has the highest burden of Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) in the world, with 220 million children aged 1-14 estimated to be at risk of worm infections. Almost 7 in 10 children between 6 month and 5 years are anaemic, with even higher rates of anaemia in rural areas, the 2006 National Family Health Survey reported. 

But without following the basic rules before administering medicines, the students are provided with deworming tablets in Tripura. Before giving the tablets, whether a student has taken his / her lunch or not, it’s not also checked. As a result deworming mission has remained just as a thought rather than actual in Tripura.