Wokha holds three-day DAKSHATA training for health workers

Wokha, October 23 (MExN): A three-day district-level DAKSHATA training programme for health workers was conducted at the conference hall of Dr Motsuo Memorial District Hospital (DMMDH), Wokha, from October 21 to 23.The training aimed to equip health workers with evidence-based practices for labour, delivery and immediate postpartum care, Mhonbeni Ezung, District Programme Manager under the National Health Mission (NHM), said while addressing the inaugural session.She also informed that DAKSHATA mentors had been visiting designated delivery points across the district to assess whether labour room practices met the required standards.Ezung urged health workers to remain diligent while attending to patients in labour rooms and ensure proper care for both mothers and newborns after delivery.Dr Benchumi Humtsoe, obstetrician and gynaecologist at DMMDH, Wokha, served as a resource person and explained the goals, objectives and importance of quality care in labour rooms during the first session on the opening day.She explained that DAKSHATA means adroitness or skill and is a subset of the broader LAQSHYA initiative.The second session was conducted by Sorenpeni Lotha, Community Health Officer at Pongitong Health and Wellness Centre, who spoke on the stages of labour, the safe childbirth checklist, triage and birth companions.The resource persons also conducted pre-training and post-training assessments and practical demonstrations on normal childbirth, Active Management of the Third Stage of Labour (AMTSL), Essential Newborn Care (ENBC) and newborn resuscitation.Other topics covered during the training included newborn infections, infection prevention, the partograph, postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), the Safe Delivery App and group discussions.