WHO recommends large-scale deworming to improve children ’s health and nutrition

Four species of intestinal worms affect almost a quarter of the world ’s poorest and mostly marginalized people. They disrupt people’s ability to absorb nutrients, and impede the growth and physical development of millions of children. Periodic deworming programmes with a single-tablet treatment can drastically reduce the suffering of those infected and protect th e 1.5 billion people currently estimated to be at risk.
Source: WHO news - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news