Arunachal: 'Mother and Child Care Kit' introduced by DC Soumya Saurabh

Roing: Deputy Commissioner Soumya Saurabh introduced the 'Mother and Child Care Kit', a care kit comprising of nutritional supplementary drink for the mother, a set of baby clothes, cotton nappies, cloth wraps, baby hygiene products etc, to be given to a newborn baby and mother upon institutional delivery here on Friday.

The program was attended by ZPM Rajen Microw, DMO Dr T. Taki, heads of departments, doctors and the public of the Abali area. The kits were first presented to 4 women and their babies who were born in government hospitals from May to July 2022 and were from the Abali village and nearby areas.

DC Soumya Saurabh said that these kits contained products that were thoughtfully put together and would be useful for the mother and babies and encouraged pregnant women to register their pregnancies and opt for institutional deliveries to reduce MMR and IMR in the district.

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