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Report onSouth District Orientation Programme underCampaign on Homoeopathy for Healthy Mother & Happy Child28th  Feburary 2011

The  campaign on Homoeopathy for Healthy Mother & Happy Child (MCH) was launched  in South district of Delhi by Sh. Vivek Pandey (Deputy Commissioner, South  Distt) in the One day District Orientation Programme organized in the  Auditorium of Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital on 28/2/11 in  the presence of Dr Tamaria, DMS, MN Hospital, Dr Anil Kumari Malhotra, Principal  NHMC, Dr. Eswara Das (Consultant Advisor (Homoeopathy) ,GOI) and Dr R. K.  Manchanda, Deputy Director (Homoeopathy).

The workshop was attended by 97 medical practitioners, which included 14 allopathic  doctors (from MN Hospital and DHS), 8 other AYUSH doctors (from MCD and DISMH)  and 75 Homoeopathic doctors (from Govt., NGO’s and private sector). The  objective of the workshop was to sensitize the diverse participants about the  benefits of Homoeopathy in maternal & child health.

Dr. R.K.Manchanda welcomed all the dignitaries & participants in the launch  ceremony and gave a brief introduction about Delhi State Health Mission (DSHM),  role of AYUSH in health care set-up and outlined the aims and objectives of MCH  campaign.

Dr. Tamaria talked about the benefits of co- existence of Homoeopathy with Modern  medicine at PHC levels.

Dr. Eswara Das described the role of this campaign in public health. He talked  about using the AYUSH task force synergistically in NRHM/ DSHM with the aim of  reducing maternal and child mortality together with modern system of medicine.  He also shed light on various grants provided by GOI for opening of AYUSH setup  in allopathic hospitals.

Sh Vivek Pandey, DC (South), promised complete cooperation in the IDHS activities  for furthering the campaign in his district.

The inaugural session was  followed by 2 scientific sessions.

In the first session:

• Dr R.K Manchanda  talked about symbiosis of Homoeopathy and allopathy in Primary health care  units 
• Dr Anita Sharma, Asst Director (CCRH), discussed the pivotal role of Central Council for  Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) in the initiation and implementation of the       MCH campaign and also highlighted the various scientific researches  carried out globally and in India in the domain of mother and child care.

In the second session:

• Dr V.K Chauhan, Principal (SHMC), described the merits of homoeopathy in maternal care.
• Dr Kusum Chand, Consultant (NHMC), discussed the  role of homoeopathy in integrated management of childhood illnesses. She cited  many cases of various childhood illnesses treated effectively through  homoeopathy.