The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) would continue providing support for development of children’s health in the State in 2019.
It was revealed at a review meeting held under the chairmanship of Health and Family Welfare Secretary Dr Pramod Kumar Meherda at the State Secretariat here on Thursday. Details regarding projects undertaken in 2018 and proposed programmes to be taken up in 2019 were discussed.
Like the last year, the Unicef would undertake programmes for checking malnutrition and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), increasing efficiency in doctors and paramedics engaged in treating premature and underweight newborns, identification of HIV and Syphilis infected kids, immunisation and continuance of ‘Sampurna’ programme for taking care of pregnant women. Besides, it would undertake awareness programmes to achieve various targets, encourage breast feeding and for washing of hands before eating.
Among others, Health Director Dr Haraprasad Patnaik, Family Welfare Director Dr Lingaraj Mishra, Health and Family Welfare Pratisthan Director Dr Bipin Bihari Patnaik, Unicef’s Vivek Singh and Sourav Bhattacharya were present.