DC conference starts 10 Jul

Dhaka, July 8 (September) ? the Government has successfully to 427 decisions from 523 hit Deputy Commissioners, the Managing Director of the district administrations at the last Conference of the country.

At a news conference held before the ' DC Conference 2012', Cabinet Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said on Sunday the decision implementation rate was 81 percent.

Several other decisions, including changing the name of district education officers, duty allowances for the Government officials working in remote areas, open separate accounts for individuals in the register of the land, not been implemented, had been like the unnecessary, he added.

The three-day DC will exchange of views and the necessary political directions on 10 July in the capital city kick-off where administrations are policy makers and the chieftains of the districts the Government Conference 2012.

The Conference will be opened on Tuesday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her Office. It is planned for the exchange of views with the DCs and lunch with them.

The DCs is to meet the President in his official residence, the Bangabhaban. President Zillur Rahman is expected to directions necessary to give you and lunch with them.

Apart from these Ministers, State Secretaries and advisers of the Government should meetings, exchange of views and you sit policies with the DCs in 19th century.

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Week-long school de-worming campaign starts

 A weeklong school de-worming campaign has been launched in the capital with a new 'little doctors' strategy to check for existence of the illness among the students after taking the pill.

Minister for primary and mass education Afsarul Ameen opened the nationwide campaign by administrating a tablet to a child and urged the schoolteachers and guardians to help in making the campaign successful.

At least 20 million school going children between the ages of 5 to 12 will be administered with the de-worming tablet free of cost.

The government has started the campaign, held twice a year, in Nov 2008 after a survey indicated that 80 percent of school going children suffer worm infections, triggering malnutrition.

"De-worming tablets are safe to consume and the campaign is important to keep all children worm-free," Be-Nazir Ahmed, director (disease control) of the Directorate General of Health Services said.

"But reports of falling ill after taking the tablet hampers the campaign," he said, adding they would introduce 'little doctors' in schools this time.

"Some 15 students of class five will be picked up to motivate their classmates before the campaign," he explained and that 'if they (the students) knew earlier about the tablet and its need, they would not feel any discomfort.'

"They feel discomfort in taking the tablet particularly in an empty stomach. Someone might feel immediate pain in empty stomach. And a single incident can trigger mass-illness in schools."

The director urged all not to panic as de-worming was very important for students to remain healthy.

"Worms can cause severe malnutrition in children."

However, the primary and mass education minister urged the health authorities to be a part of the mothers' gatherings at schools in a bid to create health and hygiene awareness.

Director general for health Khondaker Md Shefayet Ullah said they would take steps in this regard.

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