Concerted efforts needed to build worm-free society
BSS
RAJSHAHI: Speakers at an advocacy meeting here yesterday unequivocally called for making the ongoing deworming week from April 2 to 7 a total success for building a worm-free society, report BSS. They underlined the need on creating widespread health awareness among the school-going children for controlling to prevent many communicable diseases. Terming the schoolboys and girls as the most vulnerable to worm infection, they called for making them aware about health hygiene and using sanitary latrine together with proper hand washing before taking every meal. They were addressing the central level meeting organized by the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) at its conference room marking the National Worm Control week-2016. The main objective of the meeting was to disseminate ideas among the stakeholders and other policy-makers so that they could play a vital role in creating awareness about controlling the worm. Acting Mayor Nizam-Ul Azim addressed the meeting as the chief guest with Ward Councilor Abu Bakker Kinu in the chair.
