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DIMAPUR A week-long aspirational block programme ‘Sankalp Saptaah,’ organised by the Social Welfare department under Thonoknyu ICDS project, got underway in ....
Dimapur, May 25 (EMN): Two-day training for Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) of Wokha district on ‘active case detection and regular surveillance for leprosy’ was held at Likya Community hall, Wokha on May 24 and 25. It was organised by National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) under Department of Health and Family Welfare. During a brief programme, Chairperson Echungbeni Tsanglao, District Community Mobiliser welcomed the Joint Director, resource persons and ASHAs to the training session. Dr. Ahu Sekhose, Joint Director (NLEP), Department of Health and Family Welfare Nagaland spoke on the positive response of the ASHAs in conducting leprosy activities across the district. “We are concentrating on Wokha district due to its proximity with neighboring state Assam where leprosy cases are high and migratory cases among laborers have been detected in the district,” he added, according to an update. During the training, an introduction to leprosy disease, signs an ....