Rajouri August 11:–District Information Center Rajouri in collaboration with Health Department Kandi organised a one week awareness program and workshops on COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
The program commenced this Monday and will go on for the whole week covering a vast area of Block Kotranka.
On its first day, it was successfully conducted at CHC Kandi and GDC Budhal under the supervision of BMO Kandi Dr Iqbal Malik where a large number of people participated including PRIs, LokMitras, Police, Teachers, ASHA workers, senior community members among others. SEHAT Health Card registration booths and Vaccination camps were also organised at the sites for the convenience of the public.
The workshops are aimed at imparting knowledge at mass level so that desirable behavioral change can be attained. This will help in averting the anticipated 3rd wave of COVID.
Healthcare experts including Doctors interacted with the public and stressed on the importance of COVID appropriate behaviour like wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing and hand washing. These workshops are being conducted under the overall supervision of DDC Rajouri Rajesh K Shavan (KAS) and continuous guidance and support of Dr Shamim Bhatti, CMO Rajouri and district information officer,Rajouri Narinder Rana.