Child Protection Month will be organized in the state from August 24 to September 28. During this, about 26 lakh 40 thousand children of 9 months to 5 years will be given Vitamin ‘A’ syrup in vaccination centers and Anganwadis and about 27 lakh 60 thousand children of 6 months to 5 years will be given iron folic acid syrup. . The implementation of the program will be done on the vaccination day to be organized every Tuesday and Friday with the help of ANM and Anganwadi workers. Apart from this, vaccines of BCG, Hepatitis B, DPT, OPV, Measles-Rubella and Pentavalent will also be vaccinated for the targeted children who have been vaccinated and routinely vaccinated. . During the Shishu Protection Month, their weight will be taken to make the children malnutrition free and the highly malnourished children will be identified and treated by being admitted to the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers to improve their nutritional status. During this, supplementary nutritional food will be provided to the malnourished children in Anganwadis as well. Parents will be given information about the nutritional diet according to the age of the children. Under the Child Protection Month, counseling will also be given to pregnant mothers and children during family visits by ANMs and Anganwadi workers. During this, various activities will be organized in health centers and Anganwadis to improve the health of children, in which health, women and child development and education departments will work in coordination. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading
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