Rajasthan got National Honor under Hepatitis Campaign | 29 Jul 2022

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Rajasthan was awarded a letter of appreciation at the national level for conducting intensive screening and mass awareness activities under the Hepatitis Campaign.

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• Similarly, under the Healthy Liver Campaign, doctors, jail superintendents, health workers and district IEC coordinators etc. were honored for their excellent work across the state.
• On this occasion, Rajasthan's Medical and Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said that the Universal Health Care model of Rajasthan ensures completely free and quality treatment to the poorest of the poor.
• Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had launched the campaign to make the state healthy with the 'Mukhya Mantri Free Medicine Scheme'. At present, through 'Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana', 'Mukhya Mantri Nirmukti Rajasthan Yojana', the people of the state are getting the facility of free check-up, medicine and treatment.
• Irregular diet and not using pure water lead to a life-threatening disease like hepatitis. We all should avoid the consumption of alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco etc. and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
• Public Health Engineering Minister Mahesh Joshi said that under the Healthy Lever Campaign, chlorination of 64 thousand 733 drinking water sources has been carried out in the state with public participation and water purification activities are being carried out by the department at regular intervals.
• Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, drinking water testing is also being carried out through Village Water Sanitation Committees in 33 districts of the State. Out of 11 thousand 325 gram panchayats of the state, training for drinking water testing has been completed in 6 thousand 938 gram panchayats.
• He said that purifying water from various water sources and ensuring availability of pure drinking water will ensure prevention of Hepatitis A and E and reduce the number of infected patients.
• Roli Singh, Additional Secretary and NHM Mission Director, Union Health Ministry said that like 'Tobacco Control Campaign', awareness has been developed among the general public by successfully conducting 'Healthy Liver Campaign' under 'National Viral Hepatitis Control Program' in Rajasthan. Has been.