CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS
Damoh, CMHO Dr. Sarojini James Beck said that for early identification and treatment of congenital deformities among people, National Congenital Deformity Public Awareness Days will be organized from 01 to 31 March 2024 to make people aware about early identification and treatment of the disease so that all Children can get quality of life and do not remain helpless due to diseases.
He said that many schemes are being run by the government to provide health facilities to the people. One of these schemes is the National Child Health Programme, under which the AYUSH medical team is going from village to village, screening children of 0-18 years of age and helping them in providing treatment by detecting 9 types of congenital deformities. This is the reason that with the cooperation of AYUSH medical team and DEIC, a total of 386-heart diseases, 19-neural tube defect, 31-congenital deaf, 396-cleft lip and palate, 1145-general surgeries are treated inside and outside the state. K, 13 - cataract, 376 - children suffering from oblique leg, plaster and surgeries as per requirement have been successfully conducted. Besides, support was provided in providing spectacles to 11013 children, tricycles to 07 children, hearing aids to 123 children and 24 disabled children. Similarly, necessary support has been provided for obtaining disability certificates for 526 children.