Generating Awareness About Health Schemes in Every House is Main Concern: Gurpreet Kaur Sapra

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 27^th May:- To identify cervical cancer among females VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid) screening of all females in the district SAS Nagar will be done to identify cervical cancer and awareness among females and teenage girls will be generated for various types of female problems. This was stated by Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Kaur Sapra while addressing the Senior Medical Officer, ANMs, LHV (Lady Health Visitor) at auditorium of Punjab Health System Corporation.

Gurpreet Kaur Sapra said that since ANMs and LHVs are connected with people at village level therefore they can play a very prominent role for this. During this, Gurpreet Kaur Sapra asked Dr. Jai Singh and District development and Panchayat Oficer D. K. Saldi to generate awareness among females about VIA screening for cervical cancer with the help of village panchayats, so that every female could ensure her VIA screening. During this, she asked all ANMs to brought minimum 15 cases of VIA screening within week at nearby primary health centre. During this she also asked to ANMs, LHVs and Asha workers to generate awareness among general public at grass route level for the various health schemes.

Deputy Commissioner said that best performing ANMs will be honored on Independence Day. She further said that being aware about the self health; females could get their medical checkup regularly and could live better and healthy lives. She especially appealed the females and teenage girls to be aware about the health problems.

During this Civil Surgeon Dr. Jai Singh said that cervical cancer can be cured if it is identified at initial stages. She said that under NCD program special efforts have been done to eliminate cervical cancer at initial stages. After the VIA screening suspected cases are being diagnosed by the experts and requisite tests are also being performed. She appealed the females to approach nearby primary health centre to ensure their VIA screening for prevention of cervical cancer.

During this District Family Planning officer Dr. Usha Singla said that MHS (Menstrual Hygiene Scheme) has been implemented in 6 districts of Punjab namely Moga, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Muktsar, Mansa & Bathinda and for its implementation in district SAS Nagar, a proposal has been sent to Government of India.  Under this scheme school going teenage girls of the age group 10 to 19 years will be covered and awareness among them will be generated for health problems.