Wednesday, 29 August 2012

NRHM Samelan cum Awareness Camp organized in Thatri.

Thatri - To create awareness among the people especially Sarpanches, Panches and Asha workers regarding the Centrally sponsored Health care scheme for far flung and backward
areas, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), a Samelan-cum-awareness camp was organized at Dak Bunglow Thatri.

Former Minister and sitting Member of Legislative Assembly Inderwal G M Saroori, BMO Thatri, Doctors, besides Asha workers and a huge gathering of Sarpanches/ Panches and people attended the programme.

While welcoming the legislators in the camp BMO Thatri revealed the achievements made by the Health Department in the District under NRHM. He said NRHM is a program for improving health care delivery across rural areas and the mission is run by the Ministry of Health GOI, the scheme proposes a number of new mechanisms for healthcare delivery, motherhood protection program and improving hygiene and sanitation infrastructure.

Speaking on the occasion MLA Inderwal G M Saroori said that Government is committed for the development and strengthening of the all the basic facilities in the rural and far flung areas of the state. He asked the Sarpanches and Panches to participate in the developmental activities by providing timely feedback to the government regarding various state and centrally sponsored schemes. He stressed upon them to identify the needy and poor people in their respective areas and enable them to take maximum benefits of various benefit and welfare schemes of the government. He impressed upon the Asha workers to work with more devotion and dedication for the benefit and well being of the pregnant women and the newly born baby. He asked them to motivate people to prefer institutional deliveries for thesafe and secure health of mother and newly born rather than delivery at home which involves threat to both mother and baby.

Saroori said that Union Health Minister and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad had announced last month a 50 bedded Hospital at Thathri with advanced Operation Theatre, adequate accommodation for patients and doctors residence for which funds will be provided by the Central Health Ministry. He said he had taken up the matter with Director Health Jammu to initiate and prepare DPR in this regard immediately.

He also urged upon the People, Asha workers, Sarpanches and Medicos to create awareness among the people regarding protection of girl child and strict enforcement of anti sex determination law to save the girl child.

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