13th CRM team in Nagaland to monitor health sector

Mona Gupta, Advisor, HRH, NHSRC, New Delhi addressing the officials and team members of Department of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland & CRM at Hotel Japfü, Kohima.

Kohima, October 18 (MExN): The 13th Common Review Mission (CRM) Team led by Mona Gupta, Advisor, Human Resource Health (HRH), National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi held a state briefing on October 17 at Hotel Japfu, Kohima.

Gupta, Advisor, HRH NHSRC advocated that Common Review Mission was an important monitoring mechanism where the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi along with other allied Departments and the State come together to find solution for the existing challenges.

She said that the team was looking forward to support and supervise rather than find faults. The Advisor also said that changes will come from within the state alone for any existing challenges.

“Solution will not come from Delhi; it will come only from Nagaland, therefore, it is necessary to have open communication within the team and the state to find out the challenges,” Gupta added.

She also motivated the team to look at Nagaland from a different angle keeping in mind the entire local scenario and find out what could be the best solution.

Furthermore, she expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and the generous hospitability that the state has rendered on the team’s arrival, adding that she looked forward for the coming days with positivity to know the reality and support the existing system to strengthen the health care.

Ramakrishnan, IAS, Principal Secretary H&FW, Nagaland also acknowledged the positive outcome of CRM visits and said that it has helped Nagaland boost its health care for the people.

The programme was chaired by Dr Vikeyie Losu, Principal Director, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland and a State presentation made by Dr Kevichusa Medikhru, Mission Director, National Health Mission, Nagaland.

Annual CRM has been one of the most important monitoring mechanisms under National Health Mission (NHM) which has provided valuable understanding of the strategies which were successful and those which warranted mid-course adjustments in the Health Sector Reforms, the press release stated. 

The 14 member CRM team to Nagaland will be divided into two groups and will visit the districts of Kiphire and Phek starting from October 18 to 23 with Gupta and Dr Neha Dumka, Sr Consultant, Community Process (CP)/CPHC, NHSRC as team leaders respectively.

They were accompanied by Dr Ashwini, Consultant, NHSRC; Dr Aridam Saha, JHPIEGO; Anjaney, Consultant HCT-NHSRC; Dr Ankur Yadav, Sub Dean & Assistant Professor NIHFW; Dr Swamili, Consultant NHSRC; Mansi Rawat, WCD, New Delhi; Dr Kapil Joshi, Sr Consultant, RCH; Dr Amlan Majumdar, Sr Prog Manager, CARE India; Ayushi Rai, Consultant, HRH, NHSHR; Hari Krishan, Financial Asst MoH & FW; Dr Manjari, Consultant, NHSRC and Srinadh, Research Asst., NITI.