DC Cachar inaugurates NRC at S.M Dev Civil Hospital, Silchar

Feb. 9: Malnutrition is a cause of concern for the district. Keeping this in view, the capacity of Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) in S. M. Dev Civil Hospital has been extended to 10 beds. In a brief ceremonial programme, Keerthi Jalli, Deputy Commissioner, Cachar has inaugurated the extended NRC at S. M. Dev Civil Hospital in presence of Dr. Sudip Jyoti Das, Joint Director of Health Services, Dr. Jitendra Singh Hazari, i/c Superintendent, S. M. Dev Civil Hospital, Dr. S. K. Roy, pediatrician, i/c Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre, doctors and staff of the hospital on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli said, “This will benefit a large section of parents whose children suffer complications due to nutritional malfunction as the malnourished children will get nutritional therapy under pediatrician and trained nurses. In addition to that, children of age group 6 months to 5 years will get free nutritional support for 15 days”. “One guardian will also be given free diet during the hospital stay of the child,” she added.