Tikamgarh (Representative of New Zealand).
Filariasis is no longer a serious disease, the government is making constant efforts to prevent it, now this disease is cured by taking medicine, for this, first one should eat medicine and then others should take medicine. The said remarks were expressed by the Union Minister Virendra Kumar at the inauguration of the Filaria campaign at the local Utsav Bhawan. On the occasion of the launch of National Filariasis Campaign, Chief Guest, Union Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar inaugurated by garlanding the picture of Maa Saraswati and lighting the lamp. While addressing the program organized on this occasion, he said that Filariasis is mainly a disease of elephant foot, but now there is nothing to be afraid of it, just as all of us have made polio free, in the same way by freeing Filariasis. Will be On this occasion, he himself took the medicine and also made other people aware about taking the medicine.
Campaign will be run across the district
During the program, the District Malaria Officer said that from February 21 to February 28, a mass drug intake campaign would be conducted in which children between 2 and 5 years would be given one tablet of DEC and Albendazole, the same from 6 years to 14 years. Children up to two years of age will be given two tablets of DEC and one tablet of albendazole and those above 15 years of age will be given three tablets of DEC and one tablet of albendazole.
MLA inaugurated in Kundeshwar
In a program organized at nearby Gram Panchayat Kundeshwar, chief guest MLA Rakesh Giri inaugurated the filariasis campaign by garlanding the picture of Mother Saraswati and lighting the lamp. Addressing the general public on this occasion, he said that we all have to drive away this disease with awareness. He said that earlier the disease of Hathipav was considered a serious disease, but our scientists have invented such a medicine that by consuming the pill, its parasites are not able to get rid of us. On this occasion, he himself took the medicine, while other people also took the medicine. A large number of dignitaries were prominently present during the programme.
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