Resource person leads a session during the training programme on SUMAN at the DRDA Hall in Mon district on April 30.
Mon, April 30 (MExN): The District Health Society, Mon, organised a training programme on SUMAN, an initiative aimed at ensuring zero preventable maternal and child deaths, at the DRDA Hall in Mon district on April 30.
The programme began with a welcome address by Dr Wungyong, who emphasised the importance of active participation and encouraged attendees to gain a thorough understanding of the subjects covered. He provided an overview of the SUMAN initiative and conducted sessions on service guarantee packages, entitlements, quality assurance mechanisms, grievance redressal from facility to state level, community engagement, the role of SUMAN volunteers, facility-level activities, and the current status of implementation in the district.
Moie Bonnie Konyak conducted practical sessions on referral transport, patient counselling, roles and responsibilities of SUMAN volunteers and champions, identification and management of high-risk pregnancies, and the importance of maintaining suggestion boxes at health units. She also elaborated on patient feedback systems and family planning boxes.
Presenting a block-wise performance analysis based on Health Management Information System (HMIS) data for the financial year 2025–26, she highlighted gaps in key indicators and discussed areas requiring improvement.
Dr Wungyong later led sessions on Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND), Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPCDSR), and key performance indicators under the Record of Proceedings of the National Health Mission (ROP-NHM).
The sessions covered maternal and child health, nutrition, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), family planning, Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK), as well as schemes such as Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), along with HMIS reporting guidelines and high-risk pregnancy management.
The training was attended by medical officers, community health officers, general nursing and midwifery staff, auxiliary nurse midwives, district and block programme managers, and ASHA coordinators.
