Healthcare and community participation impressive in Ukhrul
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Pamreiso Shimray

Ukhrul, November 01 2012: Community participation has been reported to be impressive in the ongoing implementation of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Ukhrul district of Manipur and the public are availing maximum benefits from the national flagship programme.

In an opening remark to the Bharat Nirman Campaign programme being held at Multi-Purpose Hall, Mini Secretariat here on Thursday, Irengbam Rajeev, District Project Manager (DPM), NRHM, Ukhrul, said that the participation of people in NRHM in Ukhrul district is laudable and the healthcare benefits of public under NRHM has been seen at maximum level in Ukhrul district.

Ever since the implementation of NRHM in 2006 in Ukhrul, Irengbam said the district is availing benefits from the national flagship programme with visible improvement in rural health facilities.

He informed that health infrastructure has now been improved in the district with strengthening of human resource added by new techniques and know-hows.

He also stated that many are under BPL category in Ukhrul and therefore maintaining good health can fight poverty and uplift the family's earning.

"This is one major policy being undertaken through NRHM at larger perspective" he added.

Under the NRHM programme, Ukhrul is availing benefits including healthcare packages like Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY), Jananai Shisu Suraksha Kariakram (JSSK) and services of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) among others.

Besides, the management of health institutions is delegated to the public with the implementation of NRHM.

"In almost every village, the hospital management society (HMS) has been instituted to manage health centres and other health facilities in the villages," Irengbam stated.

In Ukhrul district, he stated that there are now 302 ASHAs operating at various rural areas and are primarily engaged in basic healthcare of at grass root level.

Further, he said the ASHA committee has been set up in villages and are being assisted with financial and material help by Government of India.

In the same year when NRHM was implemented in Manipur and in its district, JSSY is also implemented in September.

A new scheme called JSSK has also been implemented recently aimed at providing optimum healthcare benefits to mothers and during childbirth.

Under the JSSK, he said that all treatment-related cost for mothers a hospital would be borne by government and these facilities are allotted to the Primary Health Centres.

He appealed the mothers to deliver babies at government run health institution to avails basic benefits under NRHM.

For effective and successful implementation of NRHM, Irengbam said that the public should have proper knowledge and wide awareness in regard to healthcare and the nuances incorporated in the flagship programme.

In the interaction hours, the students and participants asked various queries on the different aspects of JSSK, ASHA, JSSY and provisions incorporated under NRHM.

Today's programme also had a quiz hour for participants after every resource persons delivered their topical presentations.

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