KV News

SKIMS observes ‘Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight’

Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page

Srinagar: The Department of Community Medicine, SKIMS observed the ‘Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight-2019’ from May 28- June 8 at its Child Health and Immunization clinic.
During the program mothers and caregivers accompanying the children under five years of age were educated about the measures to be taken for the prevention of diarrheal diseases.
Besides, the key messages regarding the measures to be undertaken during an episode of diarrhea were communicated to them.
In this regard, mothers were made aware about the advantages of breast feeding and early identification of danger signs in a child with diarrhea for timely seeking of the medical care. Importance of hand hygiene and role of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORS) and Zinc during diarrhoea was impressed upon. Technique of hand hygiene and preparation of homemade ORS/commercially available Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORS) were also demonstrated by a team of doctors.
Awareness generation activities included speeches, role plays and interactive sessions with the mothers/caregivers which proved fruitful especially in clearing/removing the misconceptions regarding the management of a case of diarrhoea.


KV News

Kashmir Vision cover all daily updates for the newspaper

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *