Port Blair, Feb 22: The Women Helpline-181 organized a Webinar on “Women and Child Development Control room and on Menstrual Health Hygiene and on Breast Cancer” under the Directorate of Social Welfare.
Dr. Nitin Shakya, Director (SW), emphasized on Health and Hygiene in our day to day life .In modern times, it has become so important to take care of one’s health and hygiene. With the rising population levels, pollution levels, emission of harmful gases, it has to be a priority for everyone to maintain their health and hygiene. For the human body, health is a positive state where every part of the mind and body is in harmony. Additionally, it is also functioning and balancing the other parts. Thus, in other words, when all parts of the body are functioning well, this physical well-being state of the human body is called health. It is well said and proved that a healthy person is someone who has a sound body and a sound mind. Health is one of the characteristics of life that helps a person live longer.
The Webinar has been addressed by Dr. N Nazia Rasheed MBBS, Ex- SMO/FAM/PGDCC on health and hygiene and awareness on breast cancer, through this webinar session she highlights the menstrual hygiene management, types of menstrual products and their uses, also she briefed how to reduce risk of breast cancer symptoms with early detection and prevention, and how to do a self-breast examination with PowerPoint Presentation templates.
Women Helpline Administrator, Mrs. Sushma Pandey, briefed about the Women and Child Development 24×7 Control room established at Social Welfare Board, VIP Road, Junglighat, the toll free Number 181 for Women and for Children 1098. Women Helpline 181 under Mission Shakti scheme intends to provide toll free 24×7 immediate and emergency response to women affected by violence through referral linking with appropriate authority such as police, one stop centre, hospital and provide information about women related government schemes programs across the country through a single uniform number.
The program was attended by PBMC ward counsellor, representative of PRIs, NGOs representative, ANM, AWWs, ASHA Worker, SHGs and staff of Social Welfare Department, Women Helpline, Child Helpline, and one stop centre.
