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COVID-19 to ensure adequate intake of essential nutrients
to increase immunity that the villagers and health workers
attended. Nutrient kit containing Turdal-2kg, Oil 1 kg, Salt -1kg
and Turmeric- 100gm was distributed to 208 families in these
villages.
To enhance the competencies and build the capacity of
Community Health workers, detailed sessions on preventive
measure for the COVID-19 Pandemic were conducted in
October.

A community awareness session on Food Security and Public
Distribution System was conducted in December to educate
the Health workers about the eligibility criteria, types of cards,
functioning of the PDS, obtain a new ration card and other
relevant forms.
In January 2021, Health workers training conducted on Self Help
Groups (SHGs), 6 health workers and 28 villagers attended.
As the COVID-19 Pandemic persists, governments face the
challenge of promoting preventive behaviours. Simultaneously,
they must ensure that enough individuals choose to get
themselves vaccinated to achieve herd immunity.

As the nation embarked on another mass vaccination
campaign, it was pertinent to raise awareness through
campaigns & community awareness sessions.
In February Community Awareness Program addressing queries
on COVID-19 & the potential benefits of the vaccine was held.
The program benefitted Community health workers as well as
32 villagers in Malghar & Dapti villages.
More than 160 villagers were screened for various eye-related
disorders during a free eye camp organised in 2 of the villages
in Jawhar block in the month of February 2021. The camp aimed
at providing free treatment to the villagers suffering from eye-
related disorders also brought awareness about diseases that
lead to vision loss.

A team of eye specialists examined around 160 people, along
with free consultation, free medicines and eye drops were
distributed to patients. Of the people screened, a total of 12
people was referred for surgery to correct cataracts, and free
spectacles were provided to 57 patients.

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