1 Day Orientation

Report on
Central District Orientation Programme under
Campaign on Homoeopathy for Healthy Mother & Happy Child
14th March 2011

The campaign on Homoeopathy for Healthy Mother & Happy Child (MCH) was launched in Central district of Delhi by Prof. C. Nayak (Former Director General, CCRH) and Dr R. K. Manchanda, Deputy Director (Homoeopathy) in the One day District Orientation Programme organized in the Auditorium of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC Complex on 14/3/11 in the presence of Dr Surender Verma, CMO (HQ), and Dr Rakesh Saxena, CDMO (Homoeopathy) (S, C, ND).

The workshop was attended by 84 medical practitioners, which included 10 allopathic doctors (from Kasturba Hospital, Girdhari Lal Maternity Hospital, ESI and DHS), 2 other AYUSH doctors (from ESI and MCD) and 72 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.

The inaugural session was followed by 2 scientific sessions.

In the first session:

Prof. C. Nayak 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.
Dr R.K Manchanda talked about symbiosis of Homoeopathy and allopathy in Primary health care units. He also described the role of this campaign in public health and 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 and also shed light on various grants provided by GOI for opening of AYUSH setup in allopathic hospitals.

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.