Thoubal: The District Administration Thoubal along with District Health Society, Thoubal organised a Block Health Mela for Wangjing Tentha Block at Ibudhou Yotningthou Laikol Community Hall, Heirok Monday. The block health mela is organised under the first 100 Days Action Plan and is a part of 75th Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Chief Guest of the function, MLA Th Radheshyam lauded the medical fraternity and other concerned departments for their dedicated service during the COVID-19 Pandemic. He urged the people of the area and the district to adopt a healthy lifestyle by avoiding intoxicating food including tobacco items.
A.Subhash, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Thoubal, said the Block Health Mela is being organised in different parts of the country and in the State as well. The District Administration will be organising two block health mela in the coming days. He also appealed to the general public to apply for Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT) Card to avail the benefits of the health assurance scheme initiated by the Government of Manipur.
He also appealed to the public to get full CovChief Guest of the function, MLA Th Radheshyam lauded the medical fraternity and other concerned departments for their dedicated service during the COVID-19 Pandemic. He urged the people of the area and the district to adopt a healthy lifestyle by avoiding intoxicating food including tobacco items. id vaccine doses. He said that anyone can attend the mela to get information about various health programmes being carried out by the Central Government, State Government, NGOs among others.
As part of the programme 30 stalls were opened for the public which included testing facilities and medicine distribution at the mela site. CMHT and Ayushman card were also distributed and menstruation kits were distributed to female school students. The program was attended by CMO Thoubal Dr. Y. Nokul Singh, Medical Superintendent Thoubal Dr. Th.Memcha Devi as Guest Honour, ASHAs and Anganwadi workers among others.
As part of the Block Health Mela, District Food Safety Officer Thoubal deployed mobile Food Testing Vans along with stalls to generate awareness of the “Eat Right Movement” in India. Demonstrations were conducted by officials and staff of the department on food safety testing and were educating people about the eat right campaign promoting the concept and certification of Hospitals, schools and industries.
During the health mela, awareness was provided for different health programmes and on prevention of various communicable and non communicable diseases. The key services of the health mela includes, Reproductive child health relate on maternal and child health, family planning, IEC- Family welfare, Reproductive Transmitted illnesses, sexually transmitted, illnesses, AIDS screening and treatment; NCD related on Yoga, meditation and lifestyle counseling, tobacco and alcohol cessation, cancer prevention awareness; Communicable diseases related on personal/environmental hygiene, leprosy control, TB control, malaria, skin care; Eye care on refractive error, Cataract screening) among others.
Similar block Health mela will be conducted for Lilong Block on 20th April and Thoubal Block on 22nd of this month at PHC Lilong Campus and Ibudhou Tangjeng Ningthou Laikol Community Hall, Thoubal Kiyam respectively.
