Minister for Well being, Ladies and Little one Growth Veena George has introduced a particular intervention plan for Attappady.
After a shock go to to Attappady on Saturday, Ms. George stated the long-term well being of the Attappady tribal neighborhood can be ensured by a particular intervention plan. Particular consideration can be paid to girls, kids and adolescents.
She stated a particular collective named Pentrika Koota can be made by involving Anganwadi employees and helpers, Asha employees, and educated girls. As many as 175 Anganwadis of Attappady can be a part of this collective.
Ms. George stated the collective can be a defining initiative in accountable social intervention. “Utilizing the tribal language, we’re planning to create a powerful consciousness amongst them,” she stated. The Minister identified that out of the 426 pregnant girls in Attappady, 218 have been tribespeople. A number of of them have been within the high-risk class. A lot of them have been affected by blood strain, anaemia, weight reduction and sickle cell anaemia. “Private care and a focus might be ensured for the excessive threat group. Contemporary excessive threat teams might be recognized by evaluations after three months,” she stated.
Ms. George visited the federal government hospitals at Agali and Kottathara. She additionally visited a number of tribal hamlets and reviewed the sector work being performed within the well being sector. She additionally interacted with senior residents among the many tribespeople, together with Pattiyamma from Bodi Chala hamlet.
