Kohima, March 26 (MExN): The office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Kohima along with District Health Society, Department of Health & Family Welfare, NHM conducted health mela at Rengmapani village on March 24.
Altogether, 307 Rengmapani inhabitants availed the services. 28 patients had eye check-up, 26 dental procedures were done, four children were immunized, two pregnant mothers provided ANC, and two IUCD INSERT IGNOREions were done. Further, 42 blood slides were collected and tested for malaria while 13 for HB and sugar testing.
The health mela was conducted by a team of eight doctors of various disciplines with staffs from CMO office and DPMU, Kohima.
Dr. Avino Metha, CMO encouraged the gathering to avail all the services and take part in various group discussions for a healthy lifestyle and to practice better health seeking behavior. The CMO informed the gathering that the village was selected since there is no Sub-Centre there.
She further stressed that at the community level, the VHC should take initiative for Village Health & Nutrition Day (VHND) and channelize for visit of Medical Officer to the village once a while. She also pointed out that Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) & Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) have drastically reduced due to awareness. Health camps, she added, are platforms for people to avail the service provided by the Department of Health & Family Welfare.
Dr. Avile Zao, DIO meanwhile maintained that villagers should avail the immunization schedule on time for a healthy lifestyle.
Besides administering health check-up, health talk on NIDDCP and NLEP was delivered by ZLO, Dr. Aseno Rhetso. She stressed on the importance of having iodised salt to prevent goitre, deafness, blindness or abnormality. She further emphasized that leprosy is curable, adding “Early diagnosis can cure leprosy and prevent disability”. She also mentioned about Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) treatment, where medicines are distributed free of cost in any DLOs or Chief Medical Officer’s office in the districts. Meanwhile, Dr. Aseno insisted the mothers to go for institutional delivery.
