Narrative Report In National School Deworming Day

Sicsican matanda Elementary School participates in the simultaneously

National School Deworming Day of Department of Health in partnership with the
Department of Education on July 29, 2015 held at School Gymnassium.
The National Deworming Day, which targets to deworm 16 million school
children from Kinder to Grade 6 in all public schools nationwide are project of DOH in
partnership with DepEd to cure the high prevalence of children affected by intestinal
parasitic infections which may lead to cognitive impairment and malnutrition, among
other complications.
The teacher makes sure that all their children were present in that day
so that no one can be left behind, teacher talk to the parents of the pupils to advice that
all they children need to have full stomach before entering to the school that will serve
as a precautionary measures in taking deworming medicine. Teachers facilitate the
distribution of chewable tablets to the pupils with the assistance of health personnel.
At the end, the said occasion was very successful with the collaborative
effort of everyone. Health and education, particularly for school-age children, are truly
closely interrelated and effective learning cannot happen without the students being
healthy.