Defeat malaria campaign

SHILLONG, APR 26: “Invest in Future : Defeat Malaria” is the slogan communicated to the hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the World  Malaria Day in the South, East and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya. Bakdil facilitated the celebration as part of the Intensive Malaria Control Project reaching out to nearly 1232 villages in Garo Hills.

The programme was observed in the rural areas namely Selsella in West, Chokpot in South and Gitokgre village East  Garo Hills districts and saw large attendance as school children and the public participated.

ASHAS, Community Health Volunteers, field supervisors, doctors and general public numbering around 400 attended the functions in the three locations.

During the program Dr. MR Marak from Samanda PHC emphasized ON the need to have complete medical treatment once a person has been diagnosed of  malaria attack.

M.Sangma, the BDO in charge of Chokpot,  who was the chief guest informed the participants to create awareness among the parents on the need to test blood in the nearest PHC immediately.

District Project Officer of DVBDC, West Garo Hills Oldesh Marak, explained the collaborative efforts of  District Vector Borne Disease Control Society and Bakdil to provide facilities in the Intensive Malaria Project.

Marak also called upon the people to shed prejudices in availing services from the project and from government agencies  so that malaria can be contained and the children are assured of long life span and become productive citizens of the nation.

The day was observed with malaria campaign, skits, power point presentation, games, awareness speech on malaria, diagnosis & treatment and preventive measures for malaria.

The project staff led by Rose in West Garo Hills, Thupen Marak in South Garo Hills and Kalbingstone Sangma in East Garo Hills promised to empower the local people on diagnosis & treatment and preventive measures against malaria so that incidence of morbidity and mortality can be reduced over a period of time in Garo Hills.

Bakdil has three District Project Officers, 35 Field Supervisors, 200 cluster Coordinators and 1232 Community Health Volunteers reaching to  60000 families. – By Our Reporter