The mission director of National Health Mission ( NHM), Yugal Kishore Pant has said that regular review of mother and infant mortality rates is extremely important and the chief medical officers (CMOs) should send regular reports of the review done by them so that reasons of death of mother and infants is known at the state level. It would also help in effective implementation of the schemes of NHM, he said.
Pant gave these directions while reviewing progress of schemes of NHM and the status of budget and its use by the districts at state health directorate here on Tuesday. On the day, the NHM Mission director met the CMOs and district programme managers of the districts under Kumaon division. On Wednesday, he would meet the district officials of Garhwal division.
Pant directed that all inactive delivery points should be made operational so that the reach of mother health services is extended to all parts. He said that pre-natal health checkups should be given importance for safe delivery as it would ensure that anaemia levels improve with the help of haemoglobin check-up. Emphasising on effective coordination between ANMs and Anaganwadi workers for implementation of National Nutrition Mission and Anaemia Free India programmes, he directed that weight and nutrition-related data should be shared.
Pant said that the block and the district level officers should attend the meetings of village sanitation and nutrition committees for implementing schemes of NHM on the ground. He added that the suggestions given in these meetings should be compiled for inclusion in the annual work plan of NHM so that facilities at village level are provided on the basis of actual requirements.
He also directed that the meetings of the village committees are held at regular intervals of time.
The meeting was also attended by the director NHM Dr Anjali Nautiyal, additional project director (APD) Dr Abhishek Tripathi, additional director National Programmes Dr Saroj Naithani, joint director Dr Bagesh Kala, Dr V S Tolia and Dr Amit Shukla among others.