Cross River State Deworming Drive Targets Children’s Health, Education - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service

Cross River, Evidence Action Target Over 400,000 In 2026 School-Age Children Deworming

Cross River, Evidence Action Target Over 400,000 In 2026 School-Age Children Deworming By Uket Oka, Calabar Cross River State Government and Evidence Action, say more than 400,000 children are being targeted for deworming in the First Phase of the 2026 School-Age children deworming in the State. A Senior Manager of Evidence Action Nigeria and South South Programme Lead, Ambassador Eustace Toochi Ohaji, made this known on Tuesday at a Media Parle…

Cross River State Deworming Drive Targets Children’s Health, Education - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service

Stakeholders in Cross River State, southern Nigeria, have concluded arrangements to begin a five-day statewide deworming exercise aimed at improving the health and learning outcomes of schoolchildren. A non-governmental organisation, Evidence Action, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Education, says the 2026 school-based deworming programme will soon begin across the 18 local government areas of Cro…