In Charaideo district, 50 students fell ill after taking iron folic acid | Tech Reddy

Charaideo: About 50 students of two schools in Assam’s Charaideo district fell ill on Saturday after consuming iron-folic acid (IFA) tablets provided by Health Department officials.

Charadeo: About 50 students of two schools in Assam’s Charaideo district fell ill on Saturday after consuming iron-folic acid (IFA) tablets provided by Health Department officials, official sources told news agency PTI. The students were taken to Sonari Civil Hospital where they received medical treatment before being discharged.

According to officials, a team of health workers from Batau sub-centre of Patsaku Block Primary Medical Center distributed IFA tablets to 75 students of Heranipatar Lower Primary School and 26 students of Nimalia Lower Primary School.

Tablets were distributed in the presence of teachers, and students were warned not to eat on an empty stomach. After some time, the school authorities notified the health team when two children from each school complained of vomiting and abdominal pain.

“They were immediately taken to Sonari Civil Hospital for further medical intervention. Later, another 48 children were taken to the hospital for examination,” the source added. According to the statement of the Department of Health, the situation is being closely monitored. IFA tablets are provided by the government as iron-folic acid supplements to children.

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