As many as 28 severely malnourished children were examined and provided free medicines in a health camp organised in Mongragahan submerged area of Dhamtari under the Chief Minister Integrated Child Development Scheme.
The administration is also trying to increase the nutrition level of 15,000 malnourished children in the third phase of Navajatan scheme, officials said.
Apart from medical examination of the malnourished children, the parents and guardians were also advised to take proper care of their wards and feed the children with home made food according to the prescribed amount six or seven times a day.
They were also advised to divide the Ready-to-Eeat packet provided by the Anganwadi workers into six or seven parts to feed the children.
The field workers of Women and Child Development Department and Health Department were present in the camp. They also alerted the people about seasonal diseases and asked them to maintain personal hygiene besides cleanliness.
They said that cleanliness has direct relation with health and it helps both children as well as adults to fight the diseases.
The parents and guardians expressed gratitude towards the Chief Minister for the scheme which is taking care of the health of their malnourished children by providing free medicines and guidance.