Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 11: Director, National Health Mission (NHM), J&K, Bhupinder Kumar today inaugurated three-day orientation cum induction programme (training workshop) for Mid Level Health Provider (MLHPs) posted at Health & Wellness Centres of Jammu Division (2 Batches).
Bhupinder Kumar delivered a brief introduction regarding Comprehensive Primary Health Care and establishment of Health & Wellness centres. The orientation cum induction training workshop was organized by National Health Mission, J&K.
The purpose of induction training workshop is to provide orientation regarding operationalization of Health and Wellness centres, 12 packages of Comprehensive Primary Health Care services to be provided at HWCs. The main focus is introduction of Population Based Screening of Non- Communicable Diseases (Hypertension & Diabetes) and Common Cancers viz; Breast, Oral and Cervical Cancer of population aged 30 years and above.
The disease burden due to non-communicable diseases has increased tremendously and is involving even younger generation. The treatment cost to individual/community/and for the country for managing the complicated cases is very high. To deal with high burden of non communicable disease, Government of India has launched the programme of Ayushman Bharat.
The resource persons who took the sessions on various topics include Dr Om Kumar, Programme Manager, NDCPs, SHS, J&K, Dr Rajiv K Gupta, Professor, Department of SPM, GMC Jammu and Dr Narinder Bhatial, Programme Manager, Quality Assurance.
The inaugural session was also attended by Veena Thapa, Director Planning (P&S), NHM, J&K and Dr Harjeet Rai, Divisional Nodal Officer, Jammu.