Patiala News:Emphasis on providing better healthcare information to patients and family members
Training provided to CHOs of all blocks under Care Companion Program
Health Department Punjab and NGO Nora Health in collaboration with Civil Surgeon Dr. Shelly Jaitley conducted training on improving the quality of care for pregnant mothers, newborns and other patients under the Care Companion Program at the Civil Surgeon’s office. Community Health Officers (CHO) of all blocks of the district participated in this training.
Giving information in this regard, Civil Surgeon Dr. Shelly Jaitley said that Care Companion Program (CCP) is an important initiative of the state of Punjab , under which essential information and training regarding healthcare is provided to patients and their family members during treatment in the hospital. He said that the main objective of this training is to increase the knowledge of health workers as well as family members of patients, so that they can adopt better healthcare practices and healthy behaviors.
State Trainers Nora Health Dr. Divya and Manpreet said that during the training, materials like IEC model, flip chart, thali model, doll poster and attendance booklet were distributed to the community health officers so that health information could be provided to the patients and their family members in an easy and effective manner.
He said that detailed information and videos on healthy care of newborns can be obtained by calling the toll-free number 1800-103-8918 .
On this occasion, District Immunization Officer Dr. Kushaldeep Gill, District Program Manager Retika Grover, Mass Media Wing team and other staff members were present.