Maharashtra to create 'Health Map' with COVID-19 campaign: Uddhav

Two days after the Centre took note of Maharashtras unique My Family My Responsibility Covid19 initiative Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced that the campaign will be taken ahead to create a state Health Map for a healthier and happier populationThe My Family My Responsibility MFMR drive has been implemented all over the state with the participation of health workers volunteers Asha and Anganwadi staffers student groups and social workers who go doortodoor to collect information on peoples health statusThe Centre had mentioned the initiative on Wednesday when it advised 10 states which contribute 76 per cent of the countrys Covid cases to implement a massive grassroots level Covid awareness campaign in which Maharashtra had taken a head start as IANS had reported on September 23Elaborating about the initiative Thackeray said Besides those who are Covid infected cured postrecovery status people are also providing information about other ailments and their general health status and getting taught about the preventive triad of wearing masks physical distancing and clean hands We want to make it a peoples movementHe was speaking after a survey of Konkan and Pune divisions on the Covid pandemic status through videoconferencing with ministers and top officialsThe coastal Konkan Division with Thane Palghar Raigad Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts has a population of around 193 crore comprising 4866 lakh families for which 6721 health squads have been deployed for the MFMR campaign and are targeting 217 lakh families daily with nearly 25 percent covered till dateDuring this campaign 1403 fever patients were detected another 38658 with Coronalike symptoms were found The Konkan region needs 6780 oxymeters of which 6420 are made available There is a requirement for 6666 thermal scanners of which 6602 are provided said ThackerayAdditionally another 55268 health teams are in the field across the state and have examined 7075 lakh families till date or 283 crore people from whom nearly 38000 suspected Covid patients were detectedSpeaking on the occasion Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar urged people to be kind and caring to Covid patients and said the government might consider setting up PostCovid Centres for those who have recovered from the virusPune Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao said that the district has a large number of commercial establishments factories and industries and as a result of MFMR people are now participating enthusiastically as My Factory My Responsibility My Housing Society My Responsibility My Locality My Responsibility etcStating that the MFMR campaign is allinclusive Minister of State for Information and Public Relations Aditi Tatkare sought maximum publicity through various media to patients who have conquered CovidShe said that innovative ideas have been implemented in the campaign for instance by depicting the Covid message through the worldrenowned Warli paintings in Palghar through Dashavtara in Sindhudurg the Gudi festival in Ratnagiri on buses at prominent bus stops arches and billboards online essay competitions for children etcOthers present during the interaction included Guardian Ministers like Dadasaheb Bhuse Palghar Uday Samant Sindhudurg top district police and health officialsKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever