ADC Shopian inaugurates awareness-cum-district surveillance prog

SHOPIAN NOVEMBER 27:  Additional Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Parvaiz Sajad Ganie today inaugurated day-long awareness-cum-district surveillance programme (IDSP) here at Mini Secretariat Arahama.

Chief Planning Officer Shopian, Chief Medical Officer, all Block Medical Officer, all Tehsildars and Blocks Developments Officers, Supervisors, Asha Workers, Anganwadi Workers and other concerned were present on the occasion.

The ADC sought detailed action plan regarding the measures taken by the Health Department and directed them to raise awareness among the general mass regarding the symptoms preventive measures, cleanliness, health tactics, desist from self-medication, monitoring the drug stores by involving the respectable of the areas, religious figures, Asha workers, AWWs, basic village level workers, and social media to monitor the weekly health scenario in the block levels.

He also said that to maintain the hygienic atmosphere at personal, village, and frontier Area levels ASHAs, AWWs and Supervisors would be engaged in the process of awareness among the general masses about the symptoms and prevention of any communicable disease to provide better services to the public and maintaining maximum impact on the general public.

During the programme, health expert Dr Nasir delivered a lecture about symptoms preventions to be taken in wake of any communicable disease.

Other experts also gave valuable suggestions to the district administration about prevention of H1N1 and other communicable diseases.