Mangalore: With the aim of making Karnataka, the healthiest State, Health and family welfare U T Khadar, on Monday September 15, launched the ‘National Urban Health Campaign’, under the initiative of District Health and Family Welfare Society on October 25.
Addressing a press meet at the zilla panchayat hall, Khader announced that the National Urban Health Campaign as well as health booths and mobile units will be launched. He said that these health services will primarily cater to labourers.
Referring to Mangalore city, he said that Health booths will be installed at Jyothi Nagar, Pachanady, State Bank, and Bunder areas.
Detailing the same, he said “Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) will be present in these booths. Ten primary health centres (PHCs) will be opened, among which some would be upgrades of existing PHCs. The new PHCs will open at Kunjathbail, Shaktinagar, Neereshwallya, Padil, Bejai and Yekkur. PHCs at Surathkal, Kulai, Bengre and Jeppu are being upgraded.
The local MLA or corporators will look after the PHCs, and one woman SC/ST representative and one representative from an NGO will work in each of the PHCs,” he explained.
Moreover Khadar also added that the National Urban Health Campaign is a five-year plan. Next year our plan is to include 12 more cities and make them the healthiest cities. In the next five years we want to include all the cities, targeting the prominent parts of the entire state.
Mayor Mahabala Maarla, Deputy Mayor Kavitha, MLA J R Lobo, ZP CEO Tulasi Maddineni, A C Renuka Prasad, KAS, district officer, Backward Class Development Board and others were also present
