Diarrhoea Control Fortnight to be launch on July 27
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 26 2015:
State health department is targeting to reach out to 280,000 children during the intensified diarrhoea control fortnight to be held from July 27 to August 8 in the state.
Addressing a press conference at the State Health directorate, Lamphelpat, Okram Ibomcha, director, National Health Mission Manipur said that the Fortnight will be held under Child Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with the objective of intensifying efforts towards zeroing childhood deaths due to diarrhoea as a part of all India campaign.
Ibomcha also said that death due to diarrhoea is 100 percent preventable.
He also said that electral powder and zinc tablet which is much needed to control diarrhoea for children between the age of 0 � 5 years will be distributed and made available during the intensified diarrhoea control fortnight.
To meet the challenges, coordination of departments is going to take place where anganwadi workers of social welfare department will take part in the distribution of electral powder and zinc tablets.
Besides teachers of the various schools are going to spread awareness on sanitation and hand washing.
Upon a query concerning the children who are at the interior areas, the health director said that they will transport the requirements at the end point of motorable roads from where the villagers have to collect their packages.
He also said that Zinc tablet has to be given when the child is down with diarrhoea.
The first week of the IDCF will be focussed on diarrhoea control related activities and the second week will focus on Infant and Young Child feeding practices.
The director also advised the lactating mothers not to stop breast feeding while their children are suffering from diarrhoea and said that nutrition status is crucial.
He also said that arm measurement for children who are suffering from illness will be done for detecting malnutrition and malnourished children will be line listed for treatment.
Besides ASHA workers are going to be engaged for house to house delivery of electral powder and zinc tablets during the intensified diarrhoea control fortnight.
It is also reported that the mortality rate of children due to diarrhoea is 3 percent and most fatal cases are due to non treatment and diarrhoea among children is easily cured by giving electral powder and zinc tablet.