Prayagraj: Intensifying the marketing campaign ‘One step towards nutrition’, the officers of well being division have enrolled 14,974 pregnant ladies for higher well being care until date. 418 out of 14,14974 pregnant lady have been categorized underneath excessive danger pregnancies and 87 of them are being provided important medicines.
Officials stated a marketing campaign has additionally been launched in all rural and concrete based mostly medical well being care models whereby pregnant ladies are being suggested to take iron tablets. Moreover, a mop up week marketing campaign with an intention to cowl left pregnant ladies would even be taken up between July 7 and 13.
A senior well being official stated, “There might be common blood test of ladies and all important well being providers will even be provided. Officials stated the registration of excessive danger pregnant lady has began with all major, city major and neighborhood well being providers and these ladies are being provided iron, folic acid, calcium and albendazole. Besides, kids affected by extreme acute malnutrition (SAM) had been additionally given folic acid, IFA syrup, albendazole, vitamin A and multivitamin tablets.
Officials stated that comparable marketing campaign was additionally carried out in 2022 whereby 93,654 and 66,327 pregnant ladies had been provided medicines and vitamin in first and second phases.