Dimapur, March 20 (MExN): The celebration of Poshan Pakhwada (Nutrition Fortnight) was launched today at Kohima. The fortnight will be celebrated with various activities at block levels in the district from March 20 to April 3.
According to a press release received here on Monday, Kohima Deputy Commissioner Shanavas C asked the concerned department to coordinate well with all the convergent departments. He sought their active participation for the successful implementation of the action plan in the district and also informed the concerned department to submit a report on the activities taken up with photographs after the closing of the programme.
The release stated that under the theme ‘Millet for Nutritional Wellbeing,’ from March 21 to 25, various activities will be organized with special focus on use of millet for good health and its nutritional profile for pregnant women, adolescent girls and children.
Under ‘Celebration of Swasth Balak Spardha,’ activities like home visit for nutritional education, healthy baby show and anaemia camp will be held from March 27 to 30 and under Saksham Anganwadis, cleanliness drive at AWC, seminar on importance of hand washing and award for best performing grassroot level worker would be taken up.
