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ANINI, APRIL 6: FIRST GOVERNING BODY MEETING OF DISTRICT HEALTH SOCIETY (DHS) AND HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT SOCIETY (HMS), ANINI DIBANG VALLEY DISTRICT WAS HELD HERE TODAY UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF THE DISTRICT.

MR. R. RONYA, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CUM CHAIRPERSON DHS & HMS, ANINI HAS OPINED THAT THE NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION (NHRM) WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT THE RURAL PEOPLE IN TERMS OF HEALTH & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IF THE FUNDS ARE UTILISED PROPERLY. HE FURTHER REQUESTED DMO ANINI TO CARRY FORWARD PROCEDURES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE SOCIETY AT THE EARLIEST SO THAT THE NEXT MEETING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMMES CAN BE SORTED OUT WITHOUT DELAY.

DR. B. KAMKI, DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER IN HIS KEY NOTE ADDRESS HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR FORMATION OF DHS & HMS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND NARRATED THE POWER AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNING BODY, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PROGRAMME COMMITTEES RESPECTIVELY.

DR. KARIK BASAR, DISTRICT REPRODUCTIVE & CHILD HEALTH OFFICER HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF NRHM IN THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAMME. HE CLARIFIED THAT THE NHRM IS THE AMALGAMATION OF VARIOUS CENTRAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES LIKE NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY, REVISED TUBERCULOSSIS CONTROL SOCIETY, NATIONAL MALARIA CONTROL SOCIETY, ETC INTO A SINGLE HEALTH PROGRAMME. THE NHRM AIMED AT REDUCTION OF INFANT MORTALITY RATE (IMR) AND MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE (MMR), UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES LIKE REPRODUCTION & CHILD HEALTH, WATER SUPPLY AND NUTRITION, ACCESS TO INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, POPULATION STABILIZATION, GENDER & DEMOGRAPHIC BALANCE AND PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIFE STYLE. AND THE NHRM IS LAUNCHED WITH A VISION 2005-2012 TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE TO RURAL POPULATION, SPECIAL FOCUS ON 18 STATES WITH WEAK PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATORS, PROMOTE POLICIES FOR STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY SERVICE DELIVERY AND SYNERGY BETWEEN HEALTH AND DETERMINANTS OF GOOD HEALTH (WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION & NUTRITION), COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF HEALTH FACILITIES, FEMALE HEALTH ACTIVIST (ASHA) FOR EACH VILLAGE, UPGRADATION OF RURAL HOSPITALS TO IPHS STANDARDS, DECENTRALIZATION OF PROGRAMME MENAGEMENT TO DISTRICT LEVEL, ETC., DR BASAR INFORMED.

IN THE MEETING, PROJECT DIRECTOR DRDA, P.N.THUNGON, E.E. PWD, NANI ROBIN, ZILLA CHAIRPERSON, ASINDA MIYEE, ZILLA PARISHAD MEMBER, TOLOKA MIHU ALSO TOOK PART BESIDES OTHER OFFICERS.



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DIBANG VALLEY DISTRICT.