DoH dispels confusion over deworming side effects

By Via Bianca Ramones

Jul 06, 2024 12:02 am

THE Department of Health (DoH) dismissed on Friday misconceptions about the supposed serious side effects of deworming and encouraged parents to deworm their children, saying that the medicines it uses have been proven effective.

In Kapihan with the Media in celebration of National Deworming Month, the DoH raised awareness on deworming, highlighting the soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) cause, symptoms and prevention.

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