Port Blair, March 18: A five days training on adolescent friendly health services under RKSK was organized for ANMs from Mach 12 to 16, 2024 in the Conference Hall, AYUSH Hospital. The training was aimed at expanding the scope of adolescent health programme from being limited to sexual and reproductive health, to ambit nutrition, injuries and violence (including gender based violence), non-communicable diseases, mental health and substance misuse.

Dr. Suja Antony, Director of Health Services, Dr. Avijit Roy, Joint Secretary (RCH-II), Dr. Ajit Kumar, Deputy Director (Malaria), Dr. Kalyan Deputy Director (AYUSH) were present on the occasion. Dr. Shafique, MO (Homoeo), Dr. Suryakant Singh, MO (Ayurveda), Dr. S Sunil Kumar, Deputy Director (HE/HIC) were the resource persons for the training. About 29 ANMs from various health institutions were imparted training.