Entertainment » OtherPosted at: Feb 9 2016 7:27PM India should be at forefront of war against neglected tropical diseases: NaddaHyderabad, Feb 9 (UNI) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda said that India should in forefront of the war against neglected tropical diseases. Speaking after the launch of National Deworming Day here today, Mr Nadda said “We will make sure that we do everything that it takes to assure that no child suffers of a cause that can be prevented”. He he said that the Ministry had launched National Deworming Day (NDD) in 2015 and was implemented in 11 States/UTs across all government and government-aided schools and Anganwadi centres targeting children aged between 1 to 19. The deworming initiative was implemented in 277 districts and 9.49 lakh frontline workers were trained for NDD 2015.Please log in to get detailed story.Tags: #India should be at forefront of war against neglected tropical diseases: Nadda