TAWANG, Nov 7: Dr. S.K Sikdar, Advisor (Maternal Health & Family Planning), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,  while speaking on the issue of Maternal & Child Health and Family Planning in the North Eastern States, said that the management of health human resource is very important for proper and effective health service delivery.
"Health programmes should be promoted in the rural areas. ANM cadre should be upgraded with proper training, so that they work efficiently and perform the hand holding of the AHSAs. Selection and Training of Health & Wellness Officers should be done properly and all the HWOs should be posted only in Health & Wellness Centres. ASHAs should ensure that they provide services to eligible couples, pregnant women and children," he said.
Sikdar was delivering the key note address at the event at Tawang organised by the state Health and Family Welfare Departmentl.
Speaking on the issues of funds, he said that the Government of India supports the states with all the available resources as proposed by the states. The funds should be utilized meticulously as approved by the GoI, he said.
He presented the scenario of Family Planning across the North Eastern states. Based on the available data it is observed that Total Fertility Rate is higher in rural areas and less in urban areas. The states should prepare plans and policies accordingly. Challenges of large number of births and unintended births still persists.
Prevalence of teenage marriages in the North Eastern states is also an area of concern. He also said that the demand satisfaction in the north eastern states is very low in comparison to other states of the country. The clients should be convinced to adopt family planning services. 
Addressing the participants, he advised to ensure that the family planning services are reviewed and monitored time to time at the district and state levels so as to reduce the unmet need for family planning the states.

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