Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Wife of the governor of Lagos State, at the State’s Ministry of Youth and Social Development organized mass de-worming exercise for primary school pupils at Maryland, Ikeja employed parents to encourage hand-washing among children and maintain clean environment in order to prevents contracting worm infections.
Worm parasites she stated, contributes significantly to malnutrition in children by stealing the nutrients they ingest, leading to dangerous health conditions like severe anaemia, stunted growth and low immunity, among others.
According to her, “De-worming children helps them to develop well and boost their learning capability. This is a great advantage that cannot be ignored because good academic performance will to a large extent determine the future of a child”.
“It is important to remind ourselves of the need to maintain a clean environment, as it is a simple and effective way of preventing worms and helping the children to live a healthy life”, she admonished.
Mrs Ambode applauded the state government as this initiative is crucial to the survival, growth and development of every child, regardless of social background.
She also reminded teachers of their responsibility towards educating children on healthy habits for good growth and development.
The commissioner for youth and social development, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, disclosed that over 60,000 pupils from various primary schools in the state, would be de-wormed, using WHO-recommend drug.
She promised that the current administration in the state would continue to take proactive measures that would assist healthy development and robust welfare of children in the state.
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