State Government will unveil the month-long programme on Mother, Child, Health and Nutrition after a gap of three years on Monday. The programme was on halt due to unavailability of Vitamin-A tablets. Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi will be inaugurating the programme at Project Building. According to official sources, the events include various health concerned tablets like Iron, Vitamin A and De-worming. “Nine months to five years children will be given Vitamin A tablets in Anganwadi centres. While, six months to five years old children will be getting De-worming tablets in the same centers,” said an official of Health Department requesting anonymity.
Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) had been authorized to give the tablets. “Vitamin and De-worming tablets will be given in the hard to reach areas like villages and forests besides cities. It covers some parts of Gumla,” added the official. The malnourished children will also be identified from Mid-Upper Arm Circumference(MUAC) Tape in the Anganwadi centres. Moreover, lactating and Pregnant Women will be distributed Iron Folic tablets on Door-to-Door basis. “We are focusing on reaching out the left out ladies registered in the anganwadis. likewise, the children left for immunization will be given prime concern,” sources said. The Health department, Women and Child Development department in association with UNICEF would jointly organize the programmes.