Wednesday , November 27 2024

Etawah: Seven girls of Kendriya Vidyalaya fall ill after taking medicine for filariasis | News India


Etawah, 30 August (HS). Seven innocent girls of Kendriya Vidyalaya fell sick after consuming the medicine being given to them under the Filaria Eradication Day in the district. Seeing the children falling sick, there was a stir in the health department. The sick children were immediately admitted to the district hospital for treatment, where the team of doctors has started treating the children. The families of all the sick girls have been informed. The family members have reached the district hospital and are taking care of the sick girls.

Chief Medical Officer Geetaram said that the health department is running a campaign to eradicate filariasis under the Filaria Eradication Day. In this sequence, the health department team is going everywhere and providing free medicines to children and adults. Today, the health department team administered filariasis medicine to the children in Kendriya Vidyalaya. After consuming this medicine, the health of seven girls studying in Kendriya Vidyalaya has deteriorated. After which the health department team has admitted all the girls to the district hospital for treatment. All the girls are out of danger. The girls admitted to the hospital are Tanvi Yadav, Navya Kumari, Divyanshi, Swechha, Rakhi, Yamini, Aradhya.