GANGTOK, 10 Apr: Rotary Club of Gangtok and Inner Wheel Club of Gangtok in association with National Rural Health Mission, Government of Sikkim, have embarked on a community service project called Chetna. Under the banner of Chetna, medical, paramedical and nursing staff of various institutions, PHCs, PHSCs and hospitals are being trained to manage both, routine and emergencies in childbirth with limited resources.
A press release informs that the training is being provided by 13 master trainers, comprising of Gynecologists and senior nursing staff, who were trained in April 2013 by a team of Gynecologists from England, whom Rotary Club of Gangtok had invited to Sikkim for the this specific purpose to train the medical personnel.
The primary aim of this project is to help provide better medical care to mothers and infants during deliveries and to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Sikkim.
So far, four training sessions have been organized under the banner of CHETNA. First one was on 06 November 2013 at STNM Hospital Complex where nursing students were trained. Second was organized on 26 November 2013 at Vinayaka Mission Nursing College, where 20 trainees were trained in emergency obstetrics.
The 3rd and the 4th training programs were organized at Singtam , East District Hospital on 05 and 18 March 2014, where a total of 64 medical and nursing staff from various parts of East District of Sikkim were trained, the release mentions. Certificates were also provided to all the candidates on successful completion of the training.
Along with the main part of training the medical staff, parallel programs at the community level and in the schools of the locality are also being carried out to promote goodwill, friendship, awareness about disease prevention and health related knowledge. Discussions with villagers about personal hygiene, nutrition, sanitation and addictions are carried out and workshops on nutrition, stress management, suicides, addictions, sanitation and cervical cancer awareness and prevention are being conducted for school students.
In this ongoing program, the clubs intend to conduct programs at other district also so that most, if not all the medical, paramedical and nursing staffs are trained well and best care can be provided to all the mothers during child birth. Also general and mental health of the community will also improve through the awareness programmes conducted along with the medical trainings, the release adds.
A press release informs that the training is being provided by 13 master trainers, comprising of Gynecologists and senior nursing staff, who were trained in April 2013 by a team of Gynecologists from England, whom Rotary Club of Gangtok had invited to Sikkim for the this specific purpose to train the medical personnel.
The primary aim of this project is to help provide better medical care to mothers and infants during deliveries and to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Sikkim.
So far, four training sessions have been organized under the banner of CHETNA. First one was on 06 November 2013 at STNM Hospital Complex where nursing students were trained. Second was organized on 26 November 2013 at Vinayaka Mission Nursing College, where 20 trainees were trained in emergency obstetrics.
The 3rd and the 4th training programs were organized at Singtam , East District Hospital on 05 and 18 March 2014, where a total of 64 medical and nursing staff from various parts of East District of Sikkim were trained, the release mentions. Certificates were also provided to all the candidates on successful completion of the training.
Along with the main part of training the medical staff, parallel programs at the community level and in the schools of the locality are also being carried out to promote goodwill, friendship, awareness about disease prevention and health related knowledge. Discussions with villagers about personal hygiene, nutrition, sanitation and addictions are carried out and workshops on nutrition, stress management, suicides, addictions, sanitation and cervical cancer awareness and prevention are being conducted for school students.
In this ongoing program, the clubs intend to conduct programs at other district also so that most, if not all the medical, paramedical and nursing staffs are trained well and best care can be provided to all the mothers during child birth. Also general and mental health of the community will also improve through the awareness programmes conducted along with the medical trainings, the release adds.
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