A five-day, Induction Training for Urban ASHAs under National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) was conducted from January 30 to February 3, at the Conference Hall of CMO’s Office Dimapur.
During the five-day training, the ASHAs were oriented on the essential skills and activities of ASHAs, care and management of newborn child, common childhood problems and assessing a sick child, identifying and management of an asphyxiated baby at birth, diagnosing neonatal sepsis, management of Diarrheal Disease, and home-based neonatal care.
The training also included practical classes where the ASHAs were trained to use weighing scale and thermometer on a newborn child on how to wrap a newborn child, and how to prepare a quick ORS at home. The resource person also demonstrated how an ASHA should introduce herself to a new family in her locality. Resource persons were Senior Programme Manager (Community Process), and Urban Consultant Kohima Suponglemla. A total of 59 new ASHAs attended the training.