Port Blair, Jan 10: One week awareness campaign of District Administration through its District Health Society (SA) on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav – Iconic Week of Health started on 3rd Jan. 2022concludes on 9th Jan 2022 with various activities at the Community Health Centre, Primary Health Centres, Anganwadi Centres, and at community level on various vertical health programmes:
Theme
COVID Appropriate Behaviour
Reproductive Child Health
National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme
National Programme for Control of Blindness
National Leprosy Eradication Programme
National Vector Born Disease Control Programme
National Mental Health Programme
Shri. Suneel Anchipaka, Deputy Commissioner (SA) along with Secretary ( Municipal Council) and Additional District Magistrate (SA) grace the occasion at Flag Point, wherein Flash Mob / Street Play have been conducted on theme of Covid-19-Lets WIN” and “Lets fight the war against Tuberculosis (TB)and urged the general public of South Andaman to follow the COVID appropriate behavior by maintaining “Do Guj Ki DurriAur Mask HaiZaruri” and also requested that if anyone having symptoms like “persistent cough, chest pain, fatigue, fever, blood in cough, weight loss and night sweats” they may get tested at nearest health centers and also requested to contact District TB unit, GB Pant hospital or District Health Society, DC Office (SA) for any assistance. Flash Mob / Street Play have been also conducted at Junglighat Market &Mohanpura Market earlier today.
DC (SA) further reiterated that people should AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL and STAY HOME TO STAY SAFE!