Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) is actively supporting the Central Government’s 'Swasth Naari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan' — a model of integrated women's and family health outreach. The campaign will be observed till October 2.
Accoding to an official release, service hospitals under the AFMS have been at the forefront, mobilising teams of doctors, nurses, and specialists to implement the campaign's preventive, promotive, and curative services not only amongst the military personnel and their families but also for the civilian community in far-flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the North East in line with the "Whole of Nation" approach.
Under the initiative, the medical camps are extending services of Specialist Health Check-ups, screening for non-communicable diseases such as diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Breast, Cervical, and Oral Cancers, awareness drives on menstrual hygiene, sessions on adolescent health and Nutrition for school children in conjunction with various Service Headquarters and administrative authorities. Blood Donation Camps and awareness drives on organ & blood donation are an integral part of this campaign.
The key focus of the camps remains on Maternal & Child Health Care, including Antenatal Care, nutrition counselling, and immunisation.
Approximately 30,000 women and more than 60 health camps had already benefited from this campaign through service hospitals as of the current reporting period. The government's goal—that a healthy woman is the foundation of a strong, empowered family and a resilient country—is highlighted by this special convergence of the civilian and defence healthcare systems.
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