Peren, June 7 (MExN): The Chief Medical Office, Peren District under the chairmanship of Dr. Tiala, Dy CMO held district review meeting on June 7 at Chief Medical Office Conference Hall. The meeting was attended by the District Program Officers UIP/RCH, Medical officers and Health workers, District and Block Program Management Unit Staff, NHM.
Dr. Tiala, Dy CMO welcomed and informed about the awareness on heat stroke to be disseminated by all the health workers in the district. She informed about the notice laid out in the RKS/HCMC/VHC guidelines that all Health centers are directed to conduct RKS/HCMC/VHC meeting at least once every year. With the release of RKS/untied fund to all health centers, it is mandatory that a meeting has to be held where fund utilization, key agendas and issues to be discussed and minuted and the report which is to be submitted to the concerned authority. She stressed on the point about the regularity of the staff requesting all to be sincere and be regular in their place of posting.
Dr. Lungkeiding, Pediatrics, CHC Jalukie, gave power point presentation on Management of DIARRHEA IN CHILDREN. He highlighted about three clinical types of diarrhea: acute watery diarrhoea causes dehydration, potassium loss; Bloody diarrhea causes tissue damage, toxemia, and Persistent diarrhea causes malnutrition.
Dr. Anung, MO Poilwa PHC gave a brief session on heat stroke and its management. Aziu, District ICTC Supervisor, DAPCU Peren also gave a brief session on the FICTC under Peren District saying that the monthly reports are not satisfactory. He highlighted that it should be made mandatory for all ANC to be tested for HIV. He requested all health workers to create more intensive awareness on HIV/AIDS in the District.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Khrielasanuo, DPO RCH/UIP urged the health workers to follow the Open Vial Policy for DPT, T.T., Hepatitis B and OPV vigorously. She also requests all the health workers to segregate male and female in their reporting. She also highlighted about HMIS report and pointed out the Health units who’s reporting are not good. She stressed on the point that immunization performance is getting worse and requested all to improve and be sincere in their duties. She also requested the ASHA coordinators to inform all the ASHAs to create awareness at the same time to inform the concerned Health workers under their respective villages about the importance of maternal health inorder to avoid maternal death.
The next review meeting is scheduled on July 7.
