Kathua, March 24: Mission Director NHM J&K Ayushi Sudan on Friday visited District Kathua and took a detailed district health review meeting here at GMC Kathua with Chief Medical Officer Kathua, all BMOs, DPMU and BPMU officials about the physical and financial status of various schemes of NHM being implemented in the district including infrastructure development.
She had a patient hearing on all health indicators and directed CMO, BMOs and management staff to have better coordination at all levels and directed for more supervisory field visits for better implementation of health schemes. The MD NHM participated in the celebrations of World TB Day at GMC Kathua and distributed mementos on the occasion and congratulated District TB Team for getting Bronze Medal under NTEP at the national level function.
Later in the day, a whirlwind tour of various ongoing works at Associated Hospital GMC Kathua including the status of the Cancer Institute at AH GMC Kathua was undertaken and necessary timelines for handing over were fixed. The visit concluded with a brief meeting with Rahul Pandey, Deputy Commissioner Kathua where issues requiring his intervention were brought to his notice.
Mission Director was accompanied by Principal GMC Kathua Dr. Surinder Atri, CMO Kathua Dr. Rakesh Magotra, State Nodal officer NQAS, State Cancer institute and DNB Programme Dr.Jatinder Mehta, Dr. Sangita Ajrawat, Medical Suptd. AH GMC Kathua, Programme Manager Dr. Parvesh Chalotra and others officers from the State Health Society were also present.