Peerzada Sayeed
Kupwara, Sep 26, The fortnightly Ayushman Bhava compaign has picked up in frontier Kupwara district where Health authorities are organising Ayushman Melas and camps to target non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cancers (oral, cervical and breast cancers), maternal and child health and anaemia besides presumptive examination for TB.
On the directions of Deputy Commisioner Kupwara, Ms. Ayushi Sudan (IAS),the District Adminstration in collaboration with Health department has put in place adequate arrangements to deliver multiple components of the Centrally-administered ‘Ayushman Bhava’ campaign that aims to saturate all healthcare services in every village/ town with last-mile coverage where Health department is providing 100% coverage of households for a set of health services.
CMO Kupwara, DR. Ramzan said that under Ayushman Bhava, 397 Ayushman Melas at Health and Wellness centre level have been organised across the district where around 20, 000 patients were screened for NCDs and around 5400 ABHA IDs were created.
CMO added that during the campaign, 450 Golden Cards were generated as well.
A mega Ayushman Bhava camp was organised by GMC Handwara at CHC level where 230 patients got treated, 4 Blood donation camps were conducted where 113 pints of blood were collected.
Meanwhile an Ayushman Mela was organised today at Health and Wellness Centre Bahadurkote (Karnah)close to LOC which was supervised by BMO Karnah Dr. Farooq Ahmad Qureshi and Community Helath Officer, Ishfaq Habib.
Hundreds of persons of the area were screened for NCDs, maternal and Child Health and anemia.
Local residents have hailed the district adminstration for organising such camps/ Melas in far off areas.
A blood donation camp at CHC Sogam was organised today where 42 blood points were collected.
As envisaged by the Government of India, the ‘Ayushman Bhav’ initiative is involving a set of interventions including ‘Ayushman – Apke Dwar 3.0’ (speedy issuance of Golden Cards ) and ‘Ayushman Sabhas’ (to spread health awareness and availability of treatment facilities).
