Orientation training for urban ASHAs in Dimapur

Three-day orientation training for newly selected urban ASHAs under National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) concluded on October 15 at chief medical officer’s conference hall, Dimapur. On the first day, the training module mainly focused on the role and responsibilities of ASHAs and on the second day, home based new-born care where basic skills such as care of pregnant women and birth preparedness were imparted.
The ASHAs were also oriented on home visits for the care of new born and post-partum mother, importance of breastfeeding, keeping the newborn warm and infant and young child feeding to address malnutrition.
On the third day, the training sessions were focused on the identification and management of childhood illness in which ASHAs were trained to assessing a sick child, classifying and managing Diarrhoea, Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) and assessment and management of high risk new born. The ASHAs were also evaluated after every session on the learning outcome.
Demonstrations on the use of mucus extractor, how to keep an infant warm, how to use a pregnancy test kit etc. were also done to give hands-on training to the ASHAs.
In the training chief medical officer Dimapur Dr. M. A. Wati also exhorted the ASHAs and urged them to work sincerely for the welfare of the community.
The resource persons for the training were state facilitator Puni Kokho, consultant community mobilizer Rajesh Khartu Monsang, state ASHA programme officer Chubala Pongener and state programme manager, NUHM Aotemsu Ozukum.