Participants and resource persons during the NVBDCP Nagaland refresher training program for Medical Officers held at the DHFW Conference Hall in Kohima.
Kohima, October 27 (MExN): The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Nagaland, conducted a refresher training for 40 medical officers on the diagnosis, treatment, surveillance and prevention of vector-borne diseases at the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare (DHFW) Conference Hall in Kohima on October 27.
The training covered malaria, dengue, kala-azar, Japanese encephalitis (JE) and chikungunya, with the aim of strengthening clinical and technical capacities in disease management, case notification, laboratory confirmation and integrated vector control.
Dr. Imnapokim, Joint Director and State Programme Officer of NVBDCP Nagaland, welcomed the participants and highlighted the importance of strengthening professional knowledge and practices for effective prevention and control of vector-borne diseases.
Technical sessions were conducted by experts from the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC), Delhi, the Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare, Imphal, and other medical and technical institutions.
Dr. N I Singh, Senior CMO (HAG) at the Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare, Imphal, spoke on malaria epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, case management, treatment and case investigation. Dr. Shikhar, National Consultant (Monitoring and Evaluation) at NCVBDC, Delhi, discussed surveillance, case notification, outbreak and foci investigation, and prevention and control strategies.
Dr. Jenny Ningomban, Regional Director at the Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare, Imphal, addressed dengue clinical classification, warning signs, diagnosis, case management, surveillance, referral and prevention measures through a virtual session.
Dr. Imnapokim also led a session on the clinical diagnosis, treatment and control of kala-azar, while Dr. Albert Pochury, physician at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima, spoke on Japanese encephalitis, including clinical diagnosis, case management, immunisation and prevention.
Dr. Pewezo Khalo, Senior Microbiologist at District Hospital Dimapur, joined virtually to discuss specimen collection and laboratory confirmation protocols for dengue and Japanese encephalitis.
Dr. Kalpana Baruah, former Additional Director and Senior Consultant Scientist at NCVBDC, Delhi, presented the national strategy and epidemiology of dengue and chikungunya. Dr. Sameer Gulati, Professor of Internal Medicine at Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, discussed chikungunya diagnosis, case management, treatment and prevention.
Kikolul Khieya, Assistant Director of the Urban Vector Borne Disease Scheme, spoke on integrated vector management targeting ‘Anopheles,’’Aedes’ and ‘Culex’ mosquitoes, as well as sandflies.
Imsubenla, Public Health and Training Consultant at NVBDCP, conducted a session on reporting malaria, Japanese encephalitis and dengue through the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) VBD portal. A post-test was also conducted to assess participants’ understanding of the sessions.
