Tuensang, March 9 (MExN): Poshan Pakhwada 2020 was launched at Chare town by ICDS Chare block on March 8 to create momentum towards nutrition at the block level and to celebrate the second anniversary of Poshan Abhiyaan.
Delivering the welcome and introductory speech, Moa Longkumer, CDPO Chare ICDS Block informed that Poshan Pakhwada will be celebrated from March 8 to 22, and stated that the focus area will be ‘Men for Nutrition - Increasing Male Engagement in Poshan Abhiyaan to Improve Nutritional Indicators’. He also informed about the key activities which include Poshan Melas, rally on nutrition, Prabhat Pheree, session on nutrition at schools, self help group meetings, anaemia camps, growth monitoring of children, home visits of newborn babies by ASHA/AWW, Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition, etc. will be carried out.
Launching the Poshan Pakhwada 2020 at Chare Block, Nockpai Konyak, EAC Chare urged the participants to play an active role in implementing the activities during the Pakhwada which will help sensitize the masses towards adoption of nutritional behaviours.
Poshan Pledge was administered to all the participants in the programme. Invocation was pronounced by Likhumla, Associate Pastor Women, Chare Town Baptist Church, and vote of thanks was delivered by Lemdi Sangtam, Assistant Block Coordinator while Achila, ASHA Coordinator, Chare ICDS Block chaired the programme.
