Publish Date: | Sat, 26 Feb 2022 11:15 PM (IST)
Narsinghpur (Naiduniya Representative). Due to the lack of awareness among the people, malnourished children are not coming to the nutrition rehabilitation centers of the district. There is a shortage of children in the centers of other tehsils including the district headquarters. Due to which efforts have started to fill the center at the district headquarters. In the camp held on the last day in the district hospital, 15 were found malnourished after examining 32 children, out of which 4 were admitted and the remaining children were asked to be admitted by the parents later. On the other hand, 25 children were investigated by holding a camp in Mahajani ward on Saturday, in which 5 very seriously malnourished children were identified.
On Saturday, a camp was organized on behalf of District Hospital and Women and Child Development at Anganwadi Center number 2 located in Mahajani Ward of District Headquarters. In which pediatrician Dr. AR Maravi examined the health of the children. Along with this, the women-centre employees were asked to be active in the pulse polio campaign and give polio doses to more and more children. Dr. Maravi also advised women to save children from diseases. Dietician Manisha Nema of the District Hospital’s Nutrition Rehabilitation Center along with ANM Kiran Yadav, support staff Shilpa Agarwal, examined about 25 children and took their weight and identified the children with malnutrition grade. In which 5 children were considered to be severely malnourished and motivated their mothers to get them admitted to the rehabilitation center. Along with this, to protect the children from malnutrition and keep them healthy, she explained to them how they can keep the children healthy through easily available nutritious food at home. During the camp, activist Razia B also informed the women about the schemes run by the Centre. Arranged nutritious food for the children. On the other hand, Dr. Maravi distributed taffy, biscuits etc. to the children.
No immediate recruitment even after consultation: So far 9 malnourished children have been admitted to the Nutrition Rehabilitation Center through two camps. But the parents of 10 malnourished among the malnourished identified during the camp organized in the district hospital did not show awareness to admit the children to the center immediately. The parents of the children took the children home after getting the test done saying that they would soon bring the children to the center for admission. As well as contacting them through the center, they are being asked to bring them to the center for the health of the children.
Posted By: Nai Dunia News Network