A health campaign for women, ‘Science for Women Health and Nutrition (SFWHN)’, was on Monday inaugurated at the Radio Namaskar, Odisha’s first community radio based at Konark.
The campaign is aimed at reaching 20 lakh women with health and nutrition message during the next year, said Commonwealth Education Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) Director Dr Shahid Rasool.
An induction step baseline survey has begun in 15 villages by 20 rural women surveyors. During the survey, 1,000 samples from these adopted villages would be taken, and based upon the findings, the radio programme would be prepared and broadcast, said the Radio Namaskar Chairperson.
The SFWHN is a project of the National Council of Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) facilitated by the CEMCA, New Delhi. This project aims to make women of the marginalised sections of the society aware of health issues through the community radio. It study how best women can be encouraged to get benefits of science and scientific knowledge in daily life.
This project started in 2007 has so far been operational at 14 community radios in 14 States.