The Government has received huge stock of month-long medicines for treatment of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infected children, claimed the officials of Chhattisgarh State AIDS Control Society (CGSACS).
According to Director, Health Services and Project Director, R Prasanna around 1.80 lakh tablets were received from Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society last week.
“Similarly, 13,200 medicines were procured from Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society and 2,800 medicines from Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society in the first week of this month,” said CGSACS Joint Director Mahendra Kumar Janghel.
Interestingly, taking prompt step over the availability the medicines were immediately distributed among the respective centres of this state concerned society by the officials.
Notably, the State Women and Child Development Department in collaboration with State Health Department had decided to serve nutritious meal to around 610 infected kids under the 'Poshan Aahar Yojana'.
In Chhattisgarh there are five percent chances of AIDS infection transfer from the mother. The food would be served as per the Poshan Aahar Yojana in the five ART centres at Mekahara, District Hospital Durg, CIMS Bilaspur, Maharani Hospital Jagdalpur and District Hospital Surguja as well as link ART centres in the eight districts.
Moreover, the Health Department has taken the initiative of benefiting 103 HIV infected girls under its Noni Suraksha Yojana. Prasanna said 114 girls born after April 1, 2014 were identified for this scheme of which 11 girls hail from Below Poverty line (BPl) and 103 girls belong to Above Poverty line.