Kohima, April 27 (MExN): A three day Training of Trainers (ToT) on Village Health Sanitation & Nutrition Committee (VHSNC) started on April 26 at the Conference Hall of Directorate of Health & Family Welfare (DoH&FW). The training organised by State Health Society, National Health Mission, Department of Health & Family Welfare, aimed to capacitate VHSNC or Village Health Committee on all aspects of their roles and responsibilities given on the guidelines of Government of India.
Welcoming the participants from the Districts, Dr. Thanghoi Lam, State Program Officer (SPO), NHM expressed hope that the training will be a first step to improve the health sector in the State.
Dr. Vizolie Suokhrie, Joint Director Planning and Project Director, National Health Project (World Bank) while interacting with the participants highlighted on the concept of Communitisation Act 2002 and the government’s plan to re-look into the contents of the Act, especially the composition of the Committee in the Village with equal gender representations.
Dr. Limaakum Jamir, Addl. Director, H&FW appealed the trainees to be sincere and that, it should be a participatory training.
The training will cover issues like community participation and need for VHSNC, its objective, formation, composition and responsibilities. It will also encompass the activities and outcomes of the VHCs and Facilitating Service Delivery in the village. After this ToT the trained trainers will impart training at the District and Block level.
The resource persons during these three days training are, Rajesh Khartu Mousang, Project Officer-Operations (UNDP); Puni Kokho, Program Manager, Training, NHM; and Amit, Community Mobilisor, RRC-NE. The trainee consist of Dy. Chief Medical Officers, District Immunisation Officers, District Program Managers (NHM), District Media Officers (NHM), District Community Mobilisors (NHM), Dy. MEIOs & MEIOs (IEC Bureau, DoH&FW)
