DA Kpi announces action plan for Poshan Abhivan, ADC Sadar Hills to organize Food Mela at Kpi DHQs
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, September 05 2018:
With the launching of National Nutrition Mission (Poshan Abhiyan)in Kangpokpi District yesterday, the District Administration has announced the action plan which can be a game changer for fast tracking and successful implementation of the Mission in the district.
The Action Plan as per the preparation of the District Administration Kangpokpi included growth monitoring, organizing Annaprasana, counseling to family members, community programme on IYCF, maternal nutrition, health & hygiene, Early childhood and Education Day (ECCE) in AWCs of the district.
It also included Anemia screening camps for pregnant women and children with counseling, organizing events to bring together adolescent girls and engage in discussion on anemia and the importance of consuming IFA tablets, awareness camp on anemia, nutrition, personal hygiene, menstrual hygiene, sanitation, health & hygiene, safe drinking water along with live demonstration and awareness campaign on importance of washing hands and healthy eating.
The action plan also included Organizing Swachhta campaign (Cleanliness & Social Work) at District Headquarters while District level Food Mela will be organized at Kangpokpi DHQs by Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council as a part of the action plan and will run Village Health Nutrition Day, immunization and distribution of IFA tablets, awareness program for pregnant women and lactating mother on healthy diet and eat right at AWC in the presence of ASHAs, ANMs and AWWs, home visit by AWWs, ASHAs, ANMs to pregnant and lactating women are also included in the action plan.
The District Administration Kangpokpi further included painting and essay competition, awareness on Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana to pregnant mothers, fathers, relatives, village leaders, Self Help Groups (SHG), youth leaders, adolescent girls, students of Class VIII-X, promotion of Kitchen garden in schools and AWCs, an event on importance of diverse complementary diet for children over 6 months of ages, promotion of drumstick/local medicinal herbs and vegetables through plantation, awareness on organic farming and plantation of other nutritive vegetables in its action plan.
The action plan of District Administration Kangpokpi was discussed collectively in the office Chamber of ADC Sadar Hills Chairman with the participation of various concerned department officials and the local bodies leaders today.
In connection with the Food Mela, ADC Sadar Hills directed the local bodies mainly the Kangpokpi Women Welfare Organization and Kangpokpi Youth Union to choke out strategies and plan for the successful conduct of the Food Mela for collective discussion and approval on September 10 .