An orientation programme of district level health officers for effective implementation of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan was held at State health directorate on Tuesday. The extended stage of the Abhiyan is starting from June 15. The Chief Medical Officers (CMO) of all districts, additional CMOs and district Project Managers of National Health Mission (NHM) participated in the programme chaired by the Mission director NHM, Yugal Kishore Pant. He directed the officers that they should work according to the guidelines laid down by the Government of India for achieving desired results. He said that the CMOs should regularly undertake review of the programme and ensure its progress.
Prior to this programme the Health secretary Nitesh Jha took a meeting of all CMOs at his office in secretariat. He said that they should prepare work plans in accordance to the Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) of the NHM so that timely review of schemes can be done. He said that doctors in the hospitals should be appointed as per the standards of the IPHS. The Gram Swaraj Abhiyan would be undertaken in all villages of Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts. The health department would undertake activities like pre -natal care, importance of breastfeeding-, distribution of anthelmintic tablets and vaccination would be taken. The meeting was also attended by Director NHM, Dr Anjali Nautiyal, Joint director National Programme, Dr Saroj Naithani and others.