GAYA: The state government will shortly recruit 1,500 doctors. The recruitment process will be completed by the end of June. State health secretary Sanjay Kumar said at Bodh Gaya on Monday that besides the 1,500 doctors, the government would appoint 394 assistant professors for government medical colleges in the state.
Health officials also favour the involvement anganwadi workers in the execution of child health and immunization programmes.
Delivering the keynote address at the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) programme review-cum-orientation meet which began at Bodh Gaya on Monday, Kumar said six ICDS services namely Immunization, health check up, nutrition, health education and referral services could be effectively delivered by trained anganwadi workers.
The programme has been jointly organized by the State Health Society and Department of Social Welfare, Bihar government, in collaboration with the UNICEF.
Kumar revealed that a total of 33,000 anganwadi workers have already been trained in the Integrated Management of Neonatal and childhood illness. He exhorted the medical colleges of the state to take up the leadership role in the implementation of these programmes. Admitting infrastructural shortcomings, Kumar expressed the hope that these shortcomings would be effectively overcome.
The review meet aimed at sharing the experience gained during the implementation the IMNCI in 15 Bihar districts a few years back and work out an improvisation strategy.
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