IDCF campaign covers Mon district

Mon, June 29 (MExN): Mon district has successfully completed its Intensive Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) Campaign which was carried out from June 12 to 24 with a set of activities implemented in an intensified manner for prevention and control of deaths due to dehydration from diarrhoea across the district.   According to NHM Media Officer, Leeyan Chemshy the campaign lasted for two weeks with the active participants of all the ASHAs, Nurses, MOs and the ASHA coordinators covering 111 villages, 14677 under five children, 8843 children given ORS, 776 children reported with diarrhoea cases who were provided with ORS and Zinc for 14 days, 50 ORS-ZINC corners were established and 50 schools were demonstrated with hand washing techniques.