Ministry/Department : Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Objective: Get rid of intestinal worms (large multicellular organisms, which when mature can generally be seen with the naked eye. They are also known as Helminths).
Mission:
- Albendazole tablets given as part of scheme
- Aimed at children in age group of 1-19 years
- It aims to reach more than 32.2 crore children aged between 1 to 19 years to combat parasitic worm infections.