Special camp
held for Tihar inmates on HIV/AIDS
New Delhi: In a special camp
organised at the Tihar Jail here Tuesday, inmates were educated about the
perils of HIV/AIDS and how the dreaded disease spreads.
The prisoners were educated about
the disease through audio-visual and interactive sessions organised by a team
of public charitable trust MIW Foundation, an official release from Tihar said.
"The MIW Foundation has an elaborative and systematic plan to organise community-based and general HIV/AIDS awareness programme for the spread of useful information by educating masses about the disease," said Ashish Bhutani, managing trustee of MIW Foundation.
Tihar, one of the largest prison complexes in South Asia, houses almost 12,200 prisoners against the sanctioned strength of 6,250.
17.07.2013
Pregnant
women to get free medical treatment from conception
Jaipur: The Centre will provide free pre-natal
health care and ambulance facilities to pregnant women across the country,
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced on Tuesday.
Under the Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY) scheme, pregnant women are provided free medical treatment during the delivery and post natal care.
Under the Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY) scheme, pregnant women are provided free medical treatment during the delivery and post natal care.
In addition to this, the minister said pregnant women will be given "free medical and ambulance facilities" from conception to delivery.
They will also be able to avail free consultation from doctors at government hospitals for 45 days from delivery and infants will be given free treatment at the hospitals for one year, Azad said at a press conference.
The minister said adolescent children (16 years and above) will be provided weekly supplements of iron and Folic Acid to prevent anaemic diseases in the children.
In February this year, Congress President Sonia Gandhi had launched `Rashtriya Bal Suraksha Karyakram` providing free medical care and diagnostic tests to children from class one to 12, he said.
For better awareness of available medical care programmes, facilities and doctors, slots with Doordarshan and All India Radio had bought, where interactive sessions with speciality and super-speciality doctors were broadcast five days in a week for an hour, the minister said.
Noting that the new doctors are reluctant to join their first posting in rural areas, Azad said, the Health Ministry was contemplating to include `internship` of MBBS students with rural posting, and a salary benefit of Rs 20,000 extra under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to those posted in rural areas.
"First time the seats in medical colleges were raised from 150 to 250," he added.
17.07.2013
`Over 55%
adolescent girls, boys suffering from anaemia`
New Delhi: Contrary to popular perception that only the
fairer sex suffers from anaemia, over 55 per cent of both adolescent girls and
boys are anaemic in the country, according to National Family Health Survey 3
data.
"It is a myth that only girls suffer from anaemia. According to the NFHS 3 data, over 55 per cent of both adolescent girls and boys are anaemic," said Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary and Mission Director of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
"Anaemia in adolescent girls enhances risk of preterm delivery and having babies with low birth weight. These babies are more likely to be ill and not reach the age of one year. It is estimated that anaemia is the underlying cause for 20-40 per cent of maternal deaths," Gupta said.
Explaining further she said that worm infestation, caused mainly due to open deification, poor sanitation and poor water quality, also causes anaemia. Anaemia can affect physical and cognitive development in both boys and girls and their intelligent quotient. These even make adolescents prone to infection and lead to other serious diseases.
Talking about the initiative, she said under the programme all adolescent children in 6 to 12th standard at government and government aided/ municipal schools will be given a Iron Folic
Acid (IFA) tablets once a week under the direct observation of teachers, and Albendazole twice a year for deforming. Further, the adolescent boys and girls will be informed of the correct dietary practises for increasing iron intake and about the significance of preventing worm infestation and encourage adoption of correct hygiene practises including use of footwear to prevent worm infestation.
Out of school adolescent girls in the age of 10-19 years will also be provided with the tablets free of cost under the Rajiv Gandhi Programme Scheme for the Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (SABLA) through the Anganwadi centres. Commenting on the recent reports of children taking ill after consuming IFA tablets, Gupta said that nausea, vomiting or pain in abdomen are some common side-effects which will are temporary. But the in long time it will help these women in handling the disease.
The progress of the programme will be monitored by the State Health Department at state level. The state WIFS Advisory Committee will include officers from Health, Education and Women and Child Developments departments.
In the same way, District WIFS advisory committee will
monitor the progress of the programme at district level.
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness
consists of
Albert Camus
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