Health Minister Narottam Mishra has informed that diarrhoea control medicines and ORS packets will be given free of cost to over one crore children in the State during Diarrhoea Control Fortnight.
He was inaugurating Diarrhoea Control Fortnight here on Monday.
Mishra said that all hospitals in the State will be provided dialysis facility. MlA Rameshwar Sharma, Principal Secretary Health Gauri Singh and Director NHM NS Chouhan were also present. Diarrhoea Control Fortnight will continue till August 8.
The Minister informed that health facilities are being constantly increased in the state. He informed that free medical services have been extended to about 15 crore people in one year in the state. Presently, cancer treatment facilities have already been made available in 41 out of 51 districts of the state.
Mishra informed that success has been achieved in checking infant mortality rate and material mortality rate has been reduced in the state. He said that under the same series, intensive diarrhoea control drive has been launched. Under it, over one crore children will be given diarrhoea control pills and ORS packets to save them from diarrhoea. He informed that people of remote areas are also availing benefit of 108 facility. Janani Suraksha Yojana is also being linked to it. All pathology tests are being conducted free of cost in health institutions.
The Minister announced to name Kolar community health centre after Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
MlA Rameshwar Sharma informed that diarrhoea control programme will be held upto village level with the participation of ASHA and Anganwadi workers. He informed that children should be given special protection during rainy season.
The Health Minister distributed ORS packets to children and families present at the health centre.