Deworming campaign to be launched

Deworming campaign to be launched

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A total of 196,000 undernourished primary school students in poor villages here will be included in a deworming campaign launched by the local administrations, Antara reported.

Head of the Lampung office of the Ministry of Education and Culture Sri Wardani said the students will be given anti-worm medication as well as extra meals to improve their health.

The students are spread over 635 villages in several regencies.

"This is a very important project because the children's health is really deplorable, and so is their intelligence level," she said. (swe)