Nabarangpur, March, 2: A joint district-level review meeting of the Health Department and the Women & Child Development Department regarding the health and nutrition of children and women in the district was held at the Mission Shakti Conference Hall in Nabarangpur. The meeting was chaired by the District Collector along with Maheshwar Swain.
During the meeting, the District Collector reviewed various health and women & child welfare indicators, placing special emphasis on preventing child marriage and teenage pregnancy. Strict instructions were issued to immediately file FIRs against family members in cases where such incidents are reported in the district.
Expressing serious concern over the higher number of institutional delivery-related issues in remote areas of Tentulikhunti and Jharigaon blocks, the Collector directed concerned officials and ASHA workers to conduct field visits and take firm corrective measures. He also instructed the District Health Department to send a proposal to the State Mission Director to operationalize additional “Maa Gruha” (Mother Care Homes) in those areas.
To strengthen the “Take Home Ration” nutrition program, the Sub-Collector was directed to conduct surprise inspections of Anganwadi Centres to ensure proper implementation. Giving top priority to reducing maternal and child mortality in the district, the Collector warned that if negligence by any staff member is found in maternal death cases, immediate departmental action will be taken.
Two maternal death cases were reviewed during the meeting, and necessary instructions were issued. The Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) program was also reviewed, and special directions were given to improve performance indicators.
Officials were instructed to identify and refer more Severely Acute Malnourished (SAM) children to the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) in Umerkote and Nabarangpur, ensuring 100% bed occupancy.
The meeting was attended by Chief Development Officer-cum-CEO Zilla Parishad Biranchi Narayan Darwan, Sub-Collector Prakash Kumar Mishra, Chief District Medical Officer Dr. Malay Pradhan, Additional CDMO Dr. Malay Kumar Tripathy, District Social Welfare Officer Draupadi Kahar, district-level officials, superintendents of all Community Health Centres, gynecologists, DPM (NHM) Shankar Acharya, District Program Managers, all CDPOs of the Women & Child Development Department, and field-level health staff.
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