Cycle rallies were organised across Madhya Pradesh on Monday to make people aware about health. The rallies were taken out in 51 districts with the cooperation of health workers and common people.
Responsibility to look after mothers and babies has been entrusted to ASHA workers. The Government has decided to give additional Rs 1,000 incentive at block level to the ASHA workers having got Rs 5,000 each as incentive money. This step is helping ASHA workers to increase their skills.
Describing Gram Arogya Kendras role as vital, activeness of ASHA workers and other health service providers is being increased.
Swasthya Gram Prahri Dal have been constituted for effective implementation of health schemes. These efforts are yielding good success in
the State.
Sector supervisors of Swasthya Gram Prahri Dal were given short training before assigning duties to ANMs and the male health officers for keeping record of the high-risk pregnant women, checking blood pressure, haemoglobin test, malnutrition of the children etc.
Efforts are being made in the state to increase public awareness so that citizens can avail benefit of various
health schemes.
For this, morale for front-row employees of the Health Department is being boosted. ASHA workers are being
motivated for community
healthcare.
Apart from improvement in health services, efforts are also being made to motivate community to avail health facilities themselves.The rural anganwadi workers and assistants participated in the cycle rallies.
The health field workers and the workers of Swasthya Gram Prahri Dal also
participated.
Principal Secretary Health Praveer Krishna took stock of the situation as how the cycle rallies were taken out and sought a detailed report in this regard.