Bihar targets 8.97 crore people in 18-day anti-filariasis drive, focuses on managing drug reactions
Published on: Feb. 9, 2026, 10:40 p.m. | Source: Hindustan Times
The campaign seeks to administer anti-filarial medicines — Albendazole, Diethylcarbamazine (DEC), and Ivermectin — to eligible residents in a supervised manner. Health officials emphasised that keeping ADR cases to a minimum will be key to the drive’s success
