Visit by Directorate of NVBDCP New Delhi and Directorate of Health Services Bhopal
On May 10th and 11th, 2018 – MEDP was visited by the Directorate of NVBDCP, New Delhi and Directorate of Health Services, Bhopal. Team consisted of Dr. P K Sen, Director – NVBDCP; Dr. Avadhesh Kumar, Addl. Director – NVBDCP; Dr. Himanshu Jayswar, SPO – Directorate of Health Services; Dr. K B Saha, Scientist E – ICMR NIRTH; Dr. M M Maholia, State Entomologist - Directorate of Health Services, Dr. Nikhilesh Chandra, Regional Director; Dr. R K Vyas, CMO (NFSG) – ROHFW Bhopal; Mr. Ram Shankar Sahu – DMO; Dr. Harsh Rajvanshi – Program Officer, MEDP; and Mr. Rajesh Verma – Consultant VBD, Mandla. A short presentation was conducted on the state of the project in the MEDP Mandla office following which the team visited PHC Anjania of Bicchiya block and were met by the medical officer along with a lab technician, MTS, 3 VMWs and one MFC of MEDP. Following this, the team visited CHC Ghughari and met the CBMO of the CHC along with the lab technician, MTS, two MFCs and 5 VMWs of MEDP. Then, the team also visited a Sub Centre in Mohgaon where they were met by the ASHA, ANM, MI and MFC with 2 VMWs of MEDP. Lastly, a nearby village was visited to witness the chopaal IEC/BCC of EMBED project by Godrej. Discussions were held later that day and the subsequent morning about the overall functioning of the project and inter-sectorial coordination with the Government of MP.