Nabarangpur, Feb, 27: A coordination meeting of the District Health Department and the Social Welfare Department was held at the Local Mission Shakti Sammilani Hall. The meeting focused on the health and nutrition of children and women in the district, along with related programs of the health and social welfare departments.
The meeting was chaired by District Collector Dr. Maheswar Swain, who directed all stakeholders to cooperate in preventing child marriages. Families involved in child marriage were instructed to be reported immediately. Special attention was given to the remote areas of Tentulikunti and Jharigaon blocks, with official oversight of institutional deliveries.
To improve the effectiveness of the Take Home Ration nutrition program, the District Collector, Prakash Mishra, was instructed to conduct surprise inspections of Anganwadi centers. It was also stated that in cases of maternal deaths, departmental actions would be taken.
The meeting was attended by key officials, including:
Biranchi Narayan Darowan, Chief Development Officer
Dr. Malay Kumar Tripathy, Additional District Medical Officer
Draupadi Kahar, District Social Welfare Officer
Dr. Sukant Satapathy, DMO
Dr. Santosh Kumar Nag, Christian Hospital
District-level officers, heads of health centers, obstetrics and gynecology specialists Dr. Dillip Kumar Dhalai and Dr. Pramod Kumar Nayak
NHM DPM Shankar Acharya
District Health Program Manager Manas Kumar Panda
Chinmayi Kumari Nayak
All CDPOs and field staff of the Health Department
The meeting stressed coordinated efforts to protect children and improve maternal and child health.
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