Dimapur, July 11 (EMN): Principal Secretary of Health & Family Welfare, Menukhul John and team leader of NePeD, on July 7 officially launched the 2nd Phase Vitamin Angels Project at NePeD Conference Hall. The programme was the initiative of Eastern Nagaland Women Organization (ENWO).
President of ENWO, Ayong Chang, welcomed the gathering while Asangla Cholong, member of Nagaland State Women Commission and former President of ENWO delivered speech and senior program advisor of Vitamin Angels Mumbai, Dr. Shilpa, gave a detailed project overview.
Vitamin Angels project was first introduced to ENWO in 2011 by Vitamin Angels Mumbai, to ensure that children and mothers in the Eastern district of Nagaland receive vitamin A.
The 1st Phase was agreed upon to be between 2012 and 2016 where all children between 6 months to 5 years would receive vitamin A and deworming tablets through the ENWO network every 6 months. Gradually multivitamins for pregnant and breast feeding women were also added on a small scale to this partnership.
The ENWO under this project organizes Vitamin Sundays at every church to ensure maximum coverage.
The launching of the 2nd phase of the collaboration between ENWO and Vitamin Angels aimed to ensure greater reach to the eastern districts. The 2nd phase will be between 2017-2020 with the goal to reach 100% to all children and mothers in the eastern district through rigorous internal monitoring and follow up action.
The ENWO also held its 1st presidential meeting for the tenure 2017-2020 and induction workshop on July 6 at the same venue, Takum Chang, POU, member NePeD as resource person.
