With an aim to promote awareness on proper nutrition of infants and children and also to promote effective parenting among the railway employees, the Central Hospital of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) at Mancheswar here in association with the East Coast Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (ECoRWWO) held a Well Baby Show among the employees and their family members recently.
Parents were made aware about family planning, immunisation, prevention of childhood diseases, health and hygiene matters, etc.
A total of 65 babies between six months to five years of age and their parents participated in the health checkup and awareness programme.
Use of common vaccines to prevent diseases and nutrition of the babies were also discussed with the parents. An audiovisual show was also organised on childhood diseases and their remedies, immunisation and nutrition to make the programme more purposeful.
ECoRWWO president Madhulika Singh distributed prizes along with secretary Nibedita Panda. ECoR Chief Medical Director Dr SK Mohanty was present.