Chandigarh, The Punjab Health department has launched India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) in five districts of the state i.e. Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Mansa in collaboration with World Health Organization, For early identification of patients suffering from hypertension and put them on treatment, Govt of India, Indian Council of Medical Research and Vital Strategies Organisation. Disclosing this here today, The Health & Family Welfare Minister, Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu said that the basic objective of the Project was early identification of cases of hypertension, put them on treatment, continuation of treatment to achieve and maintain control of hypertension so as to decrease the early virtue due to hypertension.
श्री कृष्ण में समाहित हैं सृष्टि के सभी रंग देखो कैसे || shrikrishna || dandiya || vrindavan ||
80,000 cases of hypertension had been enlisted till December 2019 under the screening programme, adding that under IHCI, doctors, staff nurses, ANMs, ASHAs were trained to screen patients for hypertension and initiate treatment at the earliest, He said. This programme is based upon the Government of India Project launched in 5 states–Punjab, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu said. Punjab was the first state to launch the Project as a part of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS). Added that after successful implementation of earlier screening program for 2 years, Now Punjab Government decided to scale up the Project to the whole state, The minister said.
भगवान श्री कृष्ण और अर्जुन के मध्य क्यों हुआ था भीष्ण युद्ध || shrikrishna || mahabharat || arjun ||
A workshop to this effect was held at the State level where the district health administrators including Civil Surgeons, District Nodal Officers and Medical Specialists were sensitised towards the Project by WHO and state Health representatives with inputs from ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and Vital Strategies Organisation. It has been emphasised that the procurement of drugs is streamlined and the availability of drugs ensured at all levels in the Govt hospitals and Health & Wellness Centres so that patients are not required to travel long distances to procure medicine. Adding that the trainings for the staff in the new districts will start in February and completed by end of March 2020, he said. April 2020, The Programme would be functional across state.
विश्व की एकमात्र नदी जो उल्टी दिशा में बहती है # शिप्रा नदी || Shipra river …|| ujjain ||
