District Collector VP Gautham is working to prevent anemia and malnutrition in Khammam district. He recently held a meeting with officials from the women child welfare and medical and health departments to discuss coordinated measures.
Gautham emphasized the responsibility of Anganwadi teachers to take precautions and prevent anemia among the beneficiaries registered in the centers. Iron and Fluoric Acid tablets should be made available at all centers.
The health department is focusing on underweight children and severely malnourished children by conducting medical tests at local primary health care centers every Friday. The children will be monitored until they return to normal.
The meeting was attended by Local Bodies District Additional Collector Snehalatha Mogili, Assistant Training Collector Radhika Gupta, District Welfare Officer CH Sandhyarani, District Education Officer Somasekara Sharma, Deputy Medical Health Officer Rambabu, Nutrition Abhiyan District Coordinator P. Sampath, District CDPOs, Supervisors, and others.
