The State government has decided to launch distribution of nutrition kits to pregnant women in nine selected districts as part of its efforts to reduce the cesarean (c-section) deliveries and improve institutional deliveries in public health facilities. It is also decided to distribute nutrition kits to tuberculosis patients in all districts.
The decision were taken at a teleconference held by Minister for Health and Finance T. Harish Rao on Monday to review the functioning of public health centres, medical officer, auxiliary nursing midwives (ANMs) and accredited social health activists (ASHA workers). He stated that postings would be given soon to 133 midwifery nurses.
He instructed the authorities to bring closed-circuit cameras installed in all 729 PHCs online by providing internet facility and also ensure steps for cent percent immunisation, including COVID-19 booster dose. Terming ASHA workers, ANMs and PHC health officers (doctors) as pillars of the public health sector, the Minister said detection of any disease in early stages would help speedy and complete recovery of patients.
