Bikaner Abhayindia.com District Collector Bhagwati Prasad Kalal’s innovative healthcare campaign was awarded the Silver Award in the District Administration category at the SKOCH SKOCH Awards 2023. The District Collector congratulated CMHO Dr. undertaken by the Department of Health during the year.
Other innovations brought by the district administration in the areas of good governance, education, health and inclusive development by district assembler Bhagwati Prasad Kalal were recognized as semi-finalists in four categories. These innovations include the Vigilant Anganwadi campaign, DIQE for digital education, decent rehabilitation for slum dwellers, and Pukar Abhiyan.
The classrooms were connected to Smart TV via DIQE, a digital innovation in education. The Vigilant Anganwadi campaign is being carried out to strengthen the infrastructure of the Anganwadi centers in the district. Slum Dweller Rehabilitation Innovation, recognized by the City Development Fund, was a semi-finalist for this award.
To date, more than 40 thousand schools have been created: Dr. Mohammad Abrar Panwar, Chief Medical and Health Officer, said that over 40,000 health and nutrition schools have been organized across the district since April 6 as part of the Pukar Campaign, with the participation of 5,50,154 women, pregnant women and girls – teenagers. At these meetings, 16,70,103 iron folic acid tablets were distributed, a record for the Anemia Mukt Rajasthan Abhiyan program.
What is “call” District collector Bhagwati Prasad Kalal to protect the health of mother and child, ensure better nutrition for pregnant and lactating women and get rid of anemia within about one thousand days from conception to the child’s two years of age. The campaign started in the region from April 2022. At the same time, every Wednesday, out of 190 wards of 367-gram panchayats and 4 city bodies of the district, Schools of health and nutrition of mother and child in the form of jajams are organized at about 500 places in the district.
Naming a quiet revolution, the groundwork is being set for major change: Dr. Abrar said the Pukar program is laying the groundwork for major changes in health outcomes, such as a quiet revolution. If we look at the initial results of the campaign, then in the antenatal visit, ie. enrollment in the PSC, there was a jump of 21 percent. Women’s awareness led to a 28% increase in ANC registrations in 12 weeks. Similarly, the number of pregnant women who received 4 ANC checkups increased by 25 percent. During this period, due to the increase in the number of births in institutions, the number of births at home decreased from 542 to 158. Maternal mortality decreased by fifty percent compared to last year. There is also a decrease in anemia in pregnant and lactating women.