National Health Mission, Assam conducts Swasthya Manthan-7

 GUWAHATI: The National Health Mission, Assam, organized a review-cum-orientation workshop, Swasthya Manthan-7, on Wednesday at the Assam Water Centre, Guwahati. Dr. M. S. Lakshmi Priya, IAS, Mission Director, NHM, Assam; Pankaj Chamuah, ACS, OSD, NHM, Assam; Zonal Administrative Officers; State Programme Officials; and District Programme Officials of NHM Assam were present in the meeting.

The one-day review cum orientation workshop was held with participants from all the districts. SDM&HO, Sectoral Medical Officers, District Programme Managers, Zonal Engineer (Electrical), Project Engineer (Civil), Assistant Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Civil), Urban Health Coordinators, Block Programme Managers, among others.

Further, a district-wise review was held on the health performance of each district, and discussions were held on how to improve the health of children and mothers. Also, a district-wise annual action plan for the financial year 2023-24 was discussed thoroughly, and necessary suggestions were given as per requirement. It is expected to determine any further course corrections that may be required by the districts and any handholding required to improve the health indicators. In the review meet, the best performers from the state, district, and development partners were also felicitated by Dr. M. S. Lakshmi Priya, IAS, Mission Director, NHM, Assam, along with state officials for their hard work and dedication towards improving the health system in their respective districts, stated a press release.

It is worth mentioning here that as per reported figures, Assam has shown improvement in the health indicators. The number of maternal death cases in 2022-23 (May - March) is reported as 475 against 720 deaths in 2021-22 (May-March), showing a decline of 245 deaths (34 per cent). The number of child death cases in 2022-23 (May - March) is reported as 6,202, against 7,283 deaths in 2021-22 (May-March) showing a decline of 1081 deaths (14.8 per cent).

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