Atal Dulloo reviews status of AMB programme

Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dullo Wednesday reviewed the status of rolling out Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) programme in the state.

During a meeting, Dulloo informed the participants that AMBaims to strengthen the existing mechanisms and foster newer strategies fortackling anemia.

   

Under the programme, prophylactic colour coded IFAsupplements shall be administered across the age groups targeting 50 percentpopulation of the state, it was informed.

Dulloo stressed on the Chief Medical Officers to conductorientation of front line workers with inter-sectoral coordination betweenHealth, Education and ICDS department for the smooth implementation of theprogramme.

It was informed by Managing Director JKMSCL that thesupplies shall be provided to all the districts by August.

The meeting was attended by Director Health Services,Kashmir, Dr Kunzes Dolma, Managing Director J&K Medical SuppliesCorporation, Madan Lal, JDP H&ME officials from ICDS and National HealthMission. Director Health Services, Jammu, Dr Sameer Mattoo, Chief MedicalOfficers of all the districts and other concerned participated in the meetingvia video-conferencing.

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