Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar said that the State Government is fully cautious towards the health of pregnant women of the families residing in Vananchal (Forest region). Health check-up camps for pregnant women are being organized at the block level under the Deendayal Vananchal Health Service Scheme. The second phase of health camps have been organized at the development block level in Betul district on May 28.
Pregnant women from the villages of Vananchal region were examined by doctors from the local area and Bhopal and given necessary treatment at these camps. He also inspected the health services being provided to these women at the camps. MP Jyoti Dhurve and MlA Mangalsingh Dhurve were present at the camps.
Shejwar said that it is expected of the pregnant women from the Vananchal region that they will not only abide by the doctors’ advice but also take the prescribed medicines and take a nutritious diet. It is essential for safe delivery that women go for institutional delivery. Shejwar said that if need arises the women will be sent to big hospitals for delivery. At the camp in Sehra, Jyoti Dhurve said that Deendayal Vananchal Health Service Scheme is a boon for the health of pregnant women of Vananchal region.
Improved treatment facilities in the scheme will reduce maternal mortality rate. At Choupna camp Mangalsingh Dhurve said that the scheme has proved to be of great use to the women belonging to the tribal families staying in the Vananchal region. Proper treatment will ensure that the newborns will be healthy and women will not face any threat to life during delivery. Jaggery and coconut was placed on the laps of the pregnant women as a ritual (godbharai) at the camps.
Gynaecologist Dr Basanti Sahu, Dr Madhu Sinhare, Dr Sushma Nigam, Dr Sunita Kamvale, Dr Kiran Vadiva, Dr Pratibha raghuvanshi (District Hospital Betul), Dr Seema Sood (Pathakheda) were honoured with certificates.