National Nutrition month held at Ukhongsang
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, September 28 2018:
An awareness prog on National Nutrition Month was held today at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Ukhongshang jointly organized by NYK, ZEO, CMO, CAF & PD, FSA and NHM, Thoubal while about 150 students, teachers and officials from Thoubal district attended the prog.
DC Thoubal, Haobam Rosita (IAS), DFWO Thoubal Dr Ksh Memcha Devi, CMO Thoubal Dr N Jayanta Kumar Singh, FSO Thoubal Athokpam Brojendro Singh, Child Marriage Prohibition Officer Thoubal Reena Chanu Moirangthem, Medical officer in-charge Nongpok Sekmai Thoubal Dr Rakesh, DPM (NHM) Thoubal Ch Basanta Singh, and DSO Thoubal Md Nizamuddin attended the prog as presidium members.
Speaking at the occasion, Dr N Jayanta Kumar Singh said "In a developing country like India some people suffer from malnutrition and many more people suffer from over eating leading to stroke, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, overweight etc." while all the presidium members shared their ideas on different aspects of health, hygiene, sanitation, food safety, marriageable age, adolescent health and nutrition.
They also highlighted the current programme and activities being implemented by the respective department relating to health & nutrition in Thoubal district during the programme, banners, charts and kits related to health and nutrition were displayed while the weights of the students were measured as part of the programme.