Health & IPR Minister Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh has launched “India Hypertension Control Initiative In Manipur” today on the occasion of the observance of World Heart Day held at Kangmong Langoljam Community Hall in Konthoujam Assembly Constituency.

He said that the heart is one of the most important organs of the human body. A body is identified whether dead or alive through the heartbeat of the person. Our hearts can be taken care of through regular exercises and by prescribing good food. Keeping tension and stress away will also help to keep our hearts healthy and strong, he added.

He said that the government has introduced many health schemes at the center and state levels. Health schemes like PMJAY, CMHT, and Chief Minister’s Haksel for All have been introduced with the objective of availing health benefits to all. The aim of the government is to make it able to cut the expenditure of the people on health care.

Ranjan stated that the role, being played by the Anganwadi workers, helpers, and ASHAs in society needs to be encouraged. Anganwadi workers and helpers work at the grassroots level and help to reach the flagship schemes to the outreached. They should be facilitated, he maintained.

Minister also informed that for bringing a better health care system, we need mainly to focus on the primary level health care service. The government has chalked out strategies to keep a vigil on the government projects and whether the sanctioned funds are utilized in the right way, he added. 

Director, Health Services Manipur, Dr. Kh. Sasheekumar Mangang, Director, National Health Mission, Manipur Dr. Somorjit Ningombam, Joint Director, Health, Dr. Y. Premchandra shared the dais as President and Guests of Honor respectively. Officials and staff of the health department and NHM, Manipur, and others also attended the occasion.

Later, Minister paid a visit to the Free Heart camp which was organized at the venue as a part of the observance, and interacted with the locals. Ranjan also inspected the existing infrastructure of the Health and Wellness Centre, Kangmong.

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