children o# school age, which in turn leads to increase increased d enrolment enrolment and attendance, reduced class repetition and better educational attainment
What is National National School Deworming Deworming Month?
Symptoms include the following: • • • • •
a massive, one month, simu imulta ltaneo neous schoo hool-ba l-base sed d deworming efort to approximately approximately 16 millio million n schoo school-a l-aged ged child childre ren n enro enroll lled ed in publ public ic scho school ols s this this coming July 1 -29, 2016
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!ntestinal worms are parasites that live in the human intestines or in the veins around the bladder "hese worms are transmitted by eggs eggs excr excrete eted d in human human #eces #eces or urine, which contaminate the soil or water water sourc sources es in areas areas that that lac$ lac$ ade%uate sanitation "he worms consume part o# the nutrients and vitamins that children ingest
How to prevent these infections?
National School Deworming
)lways use a toilet or latrine "his will prevent #eces #rom contaminating the soil
)lways wash hands with soap a#ter using the latrine, latrine, and $eep $eep hands clean
+ash #ruits #ruits and vegeta vegetable bles s with with clean water
)lways wear shoes and slippers and avoid wal$ing bare#oot
"a$e "a$e deworming tablets at least once a year
Why do children need deworming?
&hildr &hildren en are are most most vulne vulnerab rable le to worm in#ections, in#ections, as their immune system is not yet #ully developed
'ntreated worm in#ections prevent childr children( en(s s health healthy y growt growth, h, cause cause poor poor nutr nutrit itio ion n and and redu reduce ce thei theirr capacity to concentrate and learn
What are intestinal worm infections?
Abdominal pain. pain. Diarrhea. Nausea or vomiting. Gas or bloating. Dysentery (loose stools containing blood and mucus) Rash or itching around the rectum or vulva. Stomach pain or tenderness. Feeling tired.
"he treatment is simple, sa#e, efective and #ree o# charge ) single dose dose o# dewo deworm rmin ing g trea treatm tmen entt drastical drastically ly reduces reduces the number number o# worms in each child *egular *egular treatmen treatmentt contribut contributes es to good good heal health th and and nutr nutrit itio ion n #or #or
&hildr &hildren en need need these these dewor dewormin ming g medici medicines nes to grow grow health healthier ier and learn better in school
The Department Department of Health (DOH) (DOH) in partnership partnership with the Department Department of !d"cation (Dep!d) thro"gh the Health and and N"tr N"trit itio ion n #ent #enter er (HN# (HN#) ) will will cond"ct the National School Deworming Month (NSDM) starting on $"ly % &' '%*+
"he ./ is a nationwide efort targeting all to 1 years old 3indergarten to 4rade 125 children enrolled in public elementary schools
chool-aged children enrolled in private schools and children who are not enrolled are encouraged to participate They can inform the DepEd Regional Oce regarding their willingness to participate and in turn, the DepEd Regional Oce can refer them to the DOH Regional Oce
-efore deworming day
)ll children without other illness should be treated during a school deworming day
"eachers must in#orm parents o# the importance o# deworming so that parental consent to treat their children is obtained be#ore the deworming day
!n#orm parents by means o# group meeting +hen this is not possible,
students are as$ed to hand a notication letter to their parents %+ .re&deworming
7repare enrollment list 8nsure availability o# deworming supportive drugs "he /ass .rug )dministration 7rovider must be #amiliar with the #ollowing in#ormation:
It should not be taken on an empty stomach '+ Deworming
&lean drin$ing-water should be available at the school on the treatment day
8ach learner shall receive one tablet o# deworming drug
"he /.) providers should ensure that each child swallows@chew the tablet
/ecommended dr"g for Mass Dr"g 0dministration
"he .;< recommends the #ollowing drugs #or mass treatment: )lbenda=ole >00mg chewable,?avoured tablet /ebenda=ole 00mg chewable,?avoured tablet
All individual ages 1yo and above can take the deworming tablet regardless of the schedule of their last deworming.
1+ .ost Deworming
"he class teachers shall ma$e sure that all children listed in the masterlist were given deworming drugs
