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'Zero Child Death to Diarrhea' organized at Thoubal District
Source: IT News
Imphal, May 28 2019:
District Health Society Thoubal has organized an Intensified Diarrahoea Control Fortnight, IDFC 2019 at Kshetri Leikai High School, Thoubal Kshetri Leikai under National Health Mission with the aim "Zero Child Death Due to Diarrhea".
District Mission Director of DHS Thoubal, CMO of District Family Welfare Officer Thoubal and District Programme Officer, ICDS and ZEO, Zone III Thoubal and Head Mistress, Kshetri Leikai High School were the chief guest of the fortnight event.
CH Bashanta, District Program Manager said that diarrhea is one of leading causes of death in children below 5 years.
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10 percent of deaths of children in India are due to this illness.
The chief guests and the other who presided the event talked about how the illness is spread and how to prevent it from spreading.
The programme is organized in order to reduce the mortality rate due to this illness to zero.
The organizers appeal that all the stakeholders in Thoubal district, PHED department, ICDS and Social Welfare departments should help in making the program a success.
During this program, ORS -zinc is made available through the District hospital, Community health centre, primary health centre, health and awareness centre and sub-centers.
District Program Manager further said that they will organize various programs in schools to demonstrate on how to maintain hygiene are conducted during this program which will prevent from contracting this illness.
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