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Dr. Limatula Ao along with health workers and residents of Mohung village in Mon district at the inauguration of health and wellness centre on November 16.[/caption]
Dimapur, Nov. 19 (EMN): Health and wellness centres (HWCs) at Jakphang, C Chingnyu, Changlang, Longching, Apao, Mohung and Chenmoho in Mon district were inaugurated by the health officials on November 16.
Inaugurating the health and wellness centre at Jakphang village, chief medical officer (CMO), Mon, Dr. Kechongol Sophie appreciated the people for maintaining clean environment. He said that with the improvement in cleanliness and sanitation, communicable disease would be drastically reduced. He added that health of the people would also improve and that the new generation would have a better future.
He also announced that the state government had declared open defecation-free (ODF) in Nagaland on October 2, 2018, which was achieved one year ahead before the national target, a press release issued by Leeyan Chemshy, district media officer, NHM, Mon, stated on Tuesday.
Focusing on the health and wellness centre, he elucidated that the centre would provide screening on non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer etc. He, however, stated that the beneficiaries should also contribute for their well being and support their service providers by giving up some risk factors such as smoking, tobacco chewing, alcohol abuse, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity.
Concluding his speech, he requested all the village leaders present in the meeting to support and cooperate with the health staff to make the centre fully functional for the welfare of the village.
Meanwhile, deputy CMO, Mon, Dr. K Limatula Ao inaugurated Choaha Chingnyu and Apao health and wellness centres. She stated that HWCs which is a component under Ayushman Bharat, is done by upgrading existing sub-centres and primary health centres.
She said those centres are meant to deliver comprehensive primary health care (CPHC) by bringing healthcare closer to the homes of people covering both maternal and child health services and non-communicable diseases. Health and wellness centres are envisaged to deliver an expanded range of services to address the primary healthcare needs of the entire population in their villages.
The inaugural programme for each HWCs were held in their respective villages attended by the CMO, deputy CMO, DIO (UIP&RCH), DVBO, DTO, BPMs along with all the village leaders, church leaders, youth leaders and women organisations.
