Lakhimpur all set to enhance extensive awareness on healthcare services

LAKHIMPUR: “The Lakhimpur district administration and Health Department have made elaborate arrangements to carry out the Ayushman Bhavah campaign across the district. During the campaign, extensive awareness will be raised among the public about health care services”. This was stated by Lakhimpur District Commissioner Sumit Sattawan in a press conference on Friday. The press conference was held regarding Ayushman Bhavah’s campaign in the conference hall of his office.

Addressing the media persons, the District Commissioner said, “The Ayushman Bhavah campaign is an umbrella initiative for enhancing awareness about various health care schemes like Janani Sishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY), Wage Compensation Schemes for Tea Garden pregnant women, various free-of-cost vertical programmes, etc., and to saturate critical health care services in rural and urban areas. It includes Swachhta Abhiyan, blood donation camps, and pledges for organ donation. This initiative involves a set of interventions that include “Ayushman-Apke Dwar 3.0’, ‘Ayushman Sabhas’, ‘Ayushman Melas at the health and wellness level, and Medical Camps by Medical Colleges at CHCs’, and eventually ensuring Gram/ Nagar Panchayat or Urban Ward to attain the status of ‘Ayushman Panchayat’ or ‘Ayushman Urban Ward’ in saturation mode”.

He further informed that during this campaign in Lakhimpur district, four numbers of CHC-level Ayushman Melas would be held in Boginadi Model Hospital, Laluk Model Hospital, Narayanpur Model Hospital, and Telahi Model Hospital, starting from September 23. On the other hand, two Extended Ayushman Melas will be held in tribal areas, namely Ghunasuti High School and Ujjalpur High School. Six PHC-level Ayushman Melas will be organized in Matmora SD, Rampur PHC, Garhsiga SD, Simaluguri SHC, Seajuli MPHC, and Keyamora MPHC, while 616 HWC-level Ayushman Melas will be held at all HWCs in Lakhimpur district.

“We have planned to organize blood donation camps in six hospitals, namely Narayanpur Model Hospital, Dhakuakhana SDCH, Ghilamora CHC, Boginadi Model Hospital, Nowboicha CHC, and Bongalmora CHC. In this campaign, we are going to enhance our distribution of PM/MMJAY cards. We have selected three Gram Panchayats, namely Ujjalpur GP, Boginadi GP, and Nij Laluk GP, to achieve Ayushman GP status during this campaign”, the district commissioner added.

Moreover, during the campaign, Swachhta Abhiyan will be organized in all hospitals and sub-centres on October 1, and all health institutions will submit their internal assessments for Kayakalp. Kayakalp is under the Quality Assurance Programme, where each health institution has to achieve at least 70 per cent in given parameters. Those parameters are related to patient satisfaction, BMW, infection control, hospital upkeep, etc. On October 2, health officials will attend Gram Sabhas to discuss various health schemes of the Health Department with the public, as the Deputy Commissioner further informed in the press conference, which was also attended by ADC (Health) Minakshi Perme, Joint Director Dr. Gunin Kumar Gogoi, DIPRO Mandira Chayengiya, NHM-DPM Debanga Bikash Gogoi, Media Expert Lip Lakshmi Chetia, and other health officials.

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