Commissioner & Secretary DoHFW, V Kezo addresses the inaugural function of the five-day training on Expanded Packages of Services under Comprehensive Primary Health Care at Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima on February 13. (Photo Courtesy: NHM)
Kohima, February 13 (MExN): "Do not settle for routine duties; strive to transform health-seeking behavior and create an enabling environment," V Kezo, Commissioner & Secretary of DoHFW exhorted medical officers (MO) in Nagaland on Tuesday.
"Take the extra mile and become a powerful agent of change," he added, addressing the inaugural function of the five-day training on Expanded Packages of Services under Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) at the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima on February 13.
The training targets MOs from Primary Health Centres (PHC) and Urban Primary Health Centres.
Kezo also emphasised that healthcare is emerging as a basic human right and expressed hope that the training would reshape the way health professionals perform their duties.
He further lauded Chunlikha PHC's innovative management as an example of understanding responsibilities and bringing positive change to one’s posting area.
Welcoming the trainees, Principal Director of DoHFW, Dr Ritu Thurr, highlighted that PHC is the community's first contact point, stressing their responsibility to carry out all available services.
He asserted that the medical profession is noble, entered by choice, not chance and urged the trainees to rededicate themselves to medical ethics, values, and comprehensive healthcare service delivery.
In his keynote address, Dr E Motsuthung Patton, Mission Director of the National Health Mission (NHM), appealed to doctors to collaborate in ensuring quality healthcare for all citizens and transforming the public health system in Nagaland.
Dr Mereninla Senlem, State Programme Officer of NHM, provided an overview of CPHC, aiming to reduce out-of-pocket expenses and bring healthcare closer to people's doorsteps.
During the inaugural event, CHC was felicitated for receiving the National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS) Certification from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The award was presented by the Commissioner & Secretary to the MO in charge of the PHC, Dr Cheyale Kath.
An NHM release informed that during the five-day training, Medical Officers will be trained on twelve expanded packages of services, including Care in Pregnancy and Child-birth, Neonatal and Infant Health Care Services, Childhood and Adolescent Health Care Services, Family Planning, Contraceptive Services, and other Reproductive Health Care Services.
The packages also include the Management of Communicable Diseases: National Health Programmes, General Out-patient Care for Acute Simple Illnesses and Minor Ailments, Screening, Prevention, Control, and Management of Non-communicable Diseases, Care for Common Ophthalmic and ENT Problems, Basic Oral Health Care, Elderly and Palliative Health Care Services, and Emergency Medical Services, including Burns and Trauma, Screening, and Basic Management of Mental Health Ailments.
