Intensified Diarrhoea control fortnight held
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, August 02 2014 :
Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight observation which aims at 'zero child death due to childhood diarrhoea' was launched at the Chief Medical Officer's office complex here today.
The programme was organized by the District Health Society Thoubal, Deputy Commissioner T Ranjit, CMO/Mission Director of District Health Society Thoubal, Dr S Saratkumar and District Health Society Thoubal District Family Welfare Officer/Member Secretary Dr N Jayentakumar attended the launching programme as the chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.
As part of the observance, Primary and Middle School students from various schools took out a rally from Khangabok BASU Ground to CMO Complex, Thoubal.
Delivering keynote address, DPM of the District Health Society,Thoubal, Th Rishikes Sharma stated that 'focus on women and child health' is the most important target amongst other targets of NHM which was earlier called National Rural Health Mission.
Highlighting the main objectives of the fortnight observation, Th Rishikes said that diarrhoea control and under nourished children below 5 years with related activities that included home visits by ASHAs for prophylactic distribution of ORS-Zinc, establishment of ORS-Zinc corners, ensuring prescription or ORS with Zinc dispersible tablets and referral and medical management by all health providers including medical officers would be taken up during the fortnight.
The launching programme was also attended by Government officials including the ICDS officials, medical officers, staff and officials of the medical and NRHM, representatives from the civil bodies including NYK Thoubal, NGOs and school teachers.