Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 20: One Day AEFI workshop for Jammu division was held today by Directorate of Family welfare, MCH and Immunization in which all aspects of AEFI Surveillance were discussed .
Speakers and experts from the Directorate of family Welfare J&K ,Govt Medical College Jammu , WHO NPSP Jammu , State AEFI Committee who presented different topics covering all aspects of AEFI Surveillance included Dr G .S Saini, HoD Pediatrics GMC Jammu, Dr Dinesh Kumar HoD SPM GMC Jammu , Dr Vishal Tandon, Associate Professor Pharmacology GMC Jammu, Dr Qazi Haroon, SEPIO JK, Dr Ravinder Pal Singh SMO WHO NPSP Jammu, Dr Anila Koul, Divisional Epidemiologist Jammu and Dr Ruchita Mahajan Microbiologist GMC Jammu .
Dr Arun Sharma, Director Family Welfare MCH and Immunization J&K reiterated that in collaboration with GMC Jammu & Srinagar the department will strengthen AEFI surveillance throughout the State. He impressed upon all the participants to percolate the information in the field and all grass root level workers should be trained and ready to deal with any kind of AEFI .
The workshop was attended by Faculty members from Department of Pharmacology , SPM and Pediatrics Jammu, Dy CMOs Jammu division , DIOs Jammu division , BMOs , Computer Assistants, and other officers and officials of Medical education and Family welfare department.