Special drive for eraditaion of Filaria in Bihar

Patna, May 28 (UNI) The Bihar government will launch a three-day special drive for Filaria eradication in the state from tomorrow.

Sources at the state health office said here today that during the drive, health workers would cover each and every house to administer the preventive dose of the medicines (DEC) of filaria to the people above two years of age.

The sources said that mobile health vans would be sent to the remote areas as well to sensitise the public about the special drive.

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