Mysore/Mysuru:

Dr. M.R. Udaykumar, Divisional Joint Director, Department of Health and Family Welfare, has said that the anaemic level is little high in Udupi and Kodagu districts in Mysuru Division whereas it was normal in other districts.

He was speaking after inaugurating two-day Divisional-level ‘Anaemia Free India’ programme  for officials of Child Development and Health organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare here on Tuesday.

Udaykumar said around 1.9 billion people all over the world are anaemic. This would impact on physical strength of people as well as cause slow learning and other health issues. Anaemia hits mainly pregnant and lactating mothers as well as hinders child’s physical growth. There was a need to protect children from anaemia, he added.

Prasad, Divisional Deputy Director, Department of Health and Family Welfare, said that the Government of India, in a bid to protect children from anaemia, distribute de-worming capsules twice a year and also give them iron and folic acid tablets to protect them from malnutrition. Health staff had to watch the haemoglobin level in pregnant women especially during 7th month to 9th month and injection is given if the level was less than eight. 

K. Padma, Deputy Director, Department of Women and Child Development, regretted that ladies have failed to understand the seriousness of anaemia. They will go to doctor only if they are ill. However, women would not take doctor’s suggestion on haemoglobin deficiency. Around 3 percent to 4 percent of pregnant and lactating women suffer from anaemia mainly due to not eating nutritious food and lack of knowledge. Need of the hour was to educate women in this regard in order to save them from anaemia, she added.

Dr. T. Amarnath, DHO, Dr. H.K. Ramachandra, Divisional Joint Deputy Director, Dr. Mahendra from Regional Health and Family Welfare Training Centre, Advisors Dr. Shankarappa and Abid Ahmed, Resource Persons K. Vishwanath and Manoj Sebastian, were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / January 07th, 2021

All children within five years of age will be administered with pulse polio drops in the district on January 17, said Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy.

She directed the departments of Panchayat Raj, Public Instructions, Women and Child Welfare and Regional Transport to provide necessary cooperation to the Health and Family Welfare Department in making the pulse polio drive a successful one.

The booths will be opened at schools, bus stands and other public places. Vehicle arrangements will be made by the regions transport department, for the staff.

Annies also insisted that the departments concerned should ensure uninterrupted power supply on the day of the pulse polio drive.

District Health Officer Dr K Mohan said that all necessary precautionary measures will be taken by the department while conducting the pulse polio drive, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

He further said, “There are 39,820 children within five years of age in the district. As many as 4,400 children are from urban areas and 35,420 are from rural areas. There are 10,463 children from migrating families, who will also be included in the in the programme.”

As many as 464 booths will be set up for the drive and 48 transit teams and six mobile teams have been formed towards the same, while 1,964 staff members and 86 supervisors have been deployed.

As many as 928 staff members will carry out door-to-door visits to administer pulse polio drops to children.

The DHO requested the public to get their children to the pulse polio booths.

The health workers will wear face masks and hand gloves while administering drops, apart from taking other precautionary measures towards checking the spread of Covid-19, he added.

District RCH officer Dr Gopinath said that the pulse polio drive will be held on January 17 at booth level. On January 18, 19 and 20, the health department staff will visit houses in urban areas and on January 18 and 19 in rural areas to administer pulse polio drops to children who are left out during the drive on January 17.

Family Welfare Officer Dr Anand, World Health Organisation representatives Sudhir Nayak, DDPI P S Machado, Women and Child Welfare Department Deputy Director Ningaraju and Madikeri City Municipal Council Commissioner S V Ramdas were present during the meeting.

‘Dry run prior to Covid-19 vaccination’

A dry run will be conducted in the district on January 8, as preparation for the Covid-19 vaccination drive, said Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy.

She has issued necessary directions to the DHO and officials of the medical education department in this matter. The officials were told to disseminate necessary information to the health workers in this regard.

The district officials should coordinate with the tahsildars to conduct the practice sessions of Covid-19 vaccination. “There should be no room for any ambiguity,” said the deputy commissioner.

DHO Dr K Mohan said that the dry run will be conducted at the District Government Hospital, Community Health Centres in Kushalnagar and Virajpet and at the Primary Health Centre in Kakotuparambu in Virajpet taluk.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / January 07th, 2021

Even as the country’s vaccination programme is gearing up for the roll out, a COVID-19 vaccine dry run has been arranged in Kodagu on January 8. This is akin to the dry run conducted in Mysuru and other select cities recently in the first phase. The mock drill for vaccination preparedness at three centres in Mysuru district was successful.

In this connection, Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy held a meeting with the officials from the Department of Health and Family Welfare and other key departments on making the dry run in Kodagu a success. She gave necessary directions on the preparations to be made assessing the preparedness of the district in carrying out the immunisation.

The health professionals and workers had been sensitised on the dry run and the guidelines on preparedness had to be followed, with coordination. The tahsildar in each taluk had been told to coordinate and support the initiative.

District Health Officer K. Mohan said the dry run would be held at the district hospital in Madikeri, community health centre in Kushalnagar and at the primary health center at Katooru in Virajpet taluk.

As many as 34,000 healthcare workers, including doctors, nursing staff, Group D employees from government and private hospitals, ASHA workers and others from the healthcare sector in Mysuru district had been registered for the vaccination. The healthcare professionals and workers had been trained for vaccination ahead of the dry run as per the Health Ministry’s guidelines.

Chamarajanagar

In Chamarajnagar too, the COVID-19 vaccine dry run has been arranged on January 8. The district hospital and JSS Hospital in Chamarajnagar town; Taluk Hospital in Gundlupet; and Primary Health Centre in Hanur are the centres identified for carrying out the dry run.

A total of 25 healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff will participate in the work in each centre. As many as 6,350 healthcare professionals had been registered for receiving the vaccine in the first phase.

“All arrangements are in place for vaccine delivery and vaccination in hospitals and PHCs,” said Deputy Commissioner M.R. Ravi.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> State> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / January 07th, 2021