National Health Mission Assam organizes Swasthya Manthan 8 at Assam Water Centre

GUWAHATI: National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, organized a review-cum-orientation workshop entitled Swasthya Manthan-8 on Saturday at the Assam Water Centre in Guwahati. Dr. M. S. Lakshmi Priya, Mission Director, NHM Assam; Barnali Sharma, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department of Assam; Dr. Nilmadhab Das, Director of Health Services; Dr. Ashoke Kr. Roy, Director, RRC-NE; Pankaj Chamuah, OSD, NHM Assam; Zonal Administrative Officers, State Programme Officials, and District Health Teams of Assam were present in the meeting.

The one-day event saw participants from all the districts. SDM and HO, sectoral medical officers, district programme managers, district quality consultants, district urban health coordinators, hospital administrators, and block programme managers were also present.

A district-wise review was done of the health performance of each district, with a special focus on quality assurance in public health facilities. In the meeting, facility-wise gaps were identified, and in accordance with that, a facility-wise improvement plan was presented and discussed in detail towards determining any further course correction that may be required by the districts and any handholding required to improve the health indicators. The best performers from the state, district, and development partners were also felicitated by the mission director for their dedication towards improving the health system in their respective districts.

It may be noted that Swasthya Manthan 1 was held on June 8, 2022; Swasthya Manthan 2 was held on August 2, 2022; Swasthya Manthan 3 was held on September 27, 2022; Swasthya Manthan 4 was held on October 31, 2022; Swasthya Manthan 5 was held on December 28, 2022; Swasthya Manthan 6 was held on March 4, 2023; and Swasthya Manthan 7 was held on April 26, 2023.

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