Department of Education

Region VI- Western Visayas

Division of Capiz
District of President Roxas

Carmencita- Sto. Niňo Elementary School

Narrative Report in National School Deworming Day

School-age children typically have the highest intensity of worm infection of any age
group. In addition, the most cost-effective way to deliver deworming pills regularly to children is
through schools because schools offer a readily available, extensive and sustained infrastructure
with a skilled workforce that is in close contact with the community. With support from the local
health system, teachers can deliver the drugs safely. Teachers need only a few hours training to
understand the rationale for deworming, and to learn how to give out the pills and keep a record
of their distribution.
Regular deworming contributes to good health and nutrition for children of school age,
which in turn leads to increased enrolment and attendance, reduced class repetition, and
increased educational attainment. The most disadvantaged children - such as girls and the poor -
often suffer most from ill health and malnutrition, and gain the most benefit from deworming.
Carmecita-Sto. Niňo Elementary School participates in the simultaneously National School
Deworming Day of Department of Health in partnership with the Department of Education on
January 22, 2020.
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.

Prepared by: Noted by:

JANE ROXANNE B. DICHOSA JOSE MARIE B. VILLANUEVA

School Nutrition Coordinator School Head