HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, June 15: In a ceremony held at the NHM Assam Warehouse in Narengi, Keshab Mahanta, the Health minister of Assam, inaugurated and flagged off 50 new motorcycles for Malaria Technical Supervisors (MTS).
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The event was attended by prominent officials including Barnali Sharma, ACS, secretary of the Health & Family Welfare department, Assam, Pranati Mazumdar, ACS, joint secretary of the Health & Family Welfare department, Assam, Dr Robin Kumar, IPS, MD of AMSCL, Guwahati, Dr Manoj Kumar Choudhury, executive director of NHM, Assam, Pankaj Chamuah, ACS, OSD of NHM, Assam, and other officials from NHM.
This initiative is part of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM) program, implemented through the Union ministry of Health and Family Welfare, government of India. The provision of motorcycles will provide crucial support to field-level health workers in carrying out active surveillance, generating awareness, and collecting samples for malaria prevention and control, as well as other vector-borne diseases. The motorcycles will enhance supportive supervision, facilitate micro-planning, and strengthen the overall effectiveness of malaria prevention and control measures.
The Malaria Technical Supervisors (MTS) play a vital role in reviewing the quality of malaria and other vector-borne disease case management services. They coordinate with vector-borne staff, Multipurpose Health Workers (MPW), Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), and others involved in raising awareness and managing vector-borne programs. The MTS also assist in developing block micro-planning for various vector-borne activities such as source reduction, Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN) camps, Insecticide-Treated Bed Net (ITBN) camps, awareness campaigns, and other activities related to vector-borne disease programs.
