Lok Sabha Question No. 932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-29
Subject: Illness due to De-worming Tablets
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 932 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH APRIL, 2016

## ILLNESS DUE TO DE - WORMING TABLETS

## 932. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the symptoms of presence of worms in children;
- (b) the number of children given the deworming tablets on National De - worming day, State/UT -wise;
- (c) whether a number of children have complained illness after taking de -worming tablets in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise including Bihar; and
- (e) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAM ILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) : Presence  of  worms  in  children  can  cause  a  range  of  symptoms  including  diarrhoe abdominal pain, nausea, blood in stool,  intestinal obstruction,  weakness, loss of appeti
- (b) : National  Deworming  Daywhich  was  observed  on  10th  February  2016,  across  30 States/UTs covered approximately 20.16 crore children.  State/UT - wise details are annexed.
- (c)& (d) : As  per  available  information  from  the  States/UTs  including  Bihar,  737  child experienced mild adverse events, like  nausea and vomiting. State/UT wise details are anne
- (e) : The operational guidelines on National Deworming Day (NDD) have  clear protocols for management of adverse events. These guidelines have been issued to all the States and UTs ahead of the implementation of National Deworming Day. In addition, an advisory has also sent to all the States/UTs for management of adverse events.

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## Annexure

| Name of State/UT         | Preliminary/Expected coverage   | No. of Adverse events reported   |
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 91926                           | 0                                |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 9030000                         | 0                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 455439                          | 0                                |
| Assam                    | 8624083                         | 0                                |
| Bihar                    | 39205779                        | 7                                |
| Chandigarh               | 240147                          | 0                                |
| Chattisgarh              | 2172062                         | 6                                |
| Dadra& Nagar Haveli      | 112453                          | 0                                |
| Daman & Diu              | 36756                           | 0                                |
| Delhi                    | 3234960                         | 0                                |
| Goa                      | 341094                          | 2                                |
| Gujarat                  | 4340381                         | 0                                |
| Haryana                  | 2453660                         | 18                               |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 578503                          | 0                                |
| Jammu Kashmir            | Not Implemented                 | Not Implemented                  |
| Jharkhand                | 10909750                        | 0                                |
| Karnataka                | 12868329                        | 0                                |
| Kerala                   | Not Implemented                 | Not Implemented                  |
| Lakshadweep              | 16340                           | 0                                |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 12987635                        | 196                              |
| Maharashtra              | 12854691                        | 149                              |
| Manipur                  | 917832                          | 0                                |
| Meghalaya                | Not Implemented                 | Not Implemented                  |
| Mizoram                  | 222278                          | 0                                |
| Nagaland                 | 809076                          | 0                                |
| Odisha                   | 14448000                        | 96                               |
| Puducherry               | 376179                          | 0                                |
| Punjab                   | Not Implemented                 | Not Implemented                  |
| Rajasthan                | 23720307                        | 138                              |
| Sikkim                   | Not Implemented                 | Not Implemented                  |
| Tamil Nadu               | 20913013                        | 0                                |
| Telangana                | 7290000                         | 0                                |
| Tripura                  | 1030346                         | 56                               |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 9450367                         | 17                               |
| Uttarakhand              | 1971639                         | 52                               |
| West Bengal              | Not Implemented                 | Not Implemented                  |
| Total                    | 201642616                       | 737                              |