Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 1: A nationwide training programme for nursing professionals was organized to prepare them for the ensuing 3rd wave of COVID-19 among children. On behalf of Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (UMHFW), the training was coordinated by Associate Prof. Pushpa Oraon, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi College of Nursing, Kakryal.
Maj. Gen. S.K Sharma (retd), Board Member SMVD Shrine Board & Chairman, Governing Body SMVD College of Nursing was the chief guest.
He warned all the participants to be extra cautious and take all precautions besides spreading the preventive actions among parents because vaccine against COVID-19 for children is yet to be finalized.
About 216 nursing professionals from J&K, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, UP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Kerala and Chandigarh participated in the training programme.
Dr. Rathi Balachanderan, Additional Director General, UMHFW informed that adequate fund support has been catered for training all the nursing staff as well as for spreading awareness among the public across the country.
Prof. Mehmooda Regu, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipur was guest of honour who shared her experiences during 1st and 2nd waves of COVID.
Dr. Sandhya Gupta, former Principal and Associate Prof. at AIIMS New Delhi chaired the training programme and discussed the need of the training at national level and dwelled on the methodology to enhance the standard of nursing professionals in taking care of all paediatric issues pertaining to COVID-19.
Pushpa Oraon, Associate Prof. executed the training session as its Organizing Secretary.
The programme ended with post-test and feedback from participants.
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