Awareness campaign concludes
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 29 2016 :
The concluding event of the four-month intensive publicity
campaign on Mother & Child Health +A and Mission
Indradhanush organised by the Directorate of Field Publicity,
Nagaland & Manipur region was held today at Lamyanba
Shanglen, Palace Compound.
The event was graced by Deputy Chief Minister
Gaikhangam, RK Imo Singh, MLA of Sagolband AC, M
Kirankumar, station director of AIR, and Dr L Ashananda
Singh, regional director of Health and Family Welfare as chief
guest, guest of honour, president and special invitee respec-
tively.
Speaking at the function, Deputy CM Gaikhangam said
that such awareness programmes are very important as the
people have the right to know what the Government is doing
and take benefits of the schemes.
He added that the scale of
such awareness campaigns should be increased to reach out
to more people.
Dr L Ashananda Singh also gave a very informative speech
on mother and child health +A and Mission Indradhanush.
Dr Engam Pame, IIS, Regional Director said that the aware-
ness campaign was launched by the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare from October 7, 2015 to January of this year
to provide vaccines to all the children of India, according to
a statement issued by PIB.