IUCD insertion camp held at Kochudola and Jogighopa ghat on 29th of October-2013
Our Boat Clinic, Bongaigaon conducted an IUCD insertion camp at Jogighopa and Kochudola ghat in the boat on 29th of october-2013 in collaboration with the District health society, Bongaigaon and respective Boitamari BPHC. The jurisdiction covered the Boat clinic areas. The Day-long camps started at 9.00 am at Kochudola ghat and ended at 5.30 o clock at Jogighopa. Our main target were women who have two or three children and who are eligible as per IUCD norms. We had given the responsibility to ASHAs, AWWs and village leaders to bring the beneficiaries to camp site; the beneficiaries had been motivated by the Boat Clinic team. ASHA and beneficiaries came by Boat and local vehicles to the camp sites. The expected number of beneficiaries was 20 but ultimately 16 benefited from IUCDs. District Family Planning Coordinator (DFPC) Miss. Christina Kalokhe Iswari and District Media Expert Chandra Rava visited the camp site.
Strategies’ of the camp:
A. CW and FPC have given counselling to beneficiaries about the methods of IUCD sterilization, motivating them to follow few of process of IUCD before insertion like HCG test, Blood Pressure etc and provision or advantages of IUCD like how it works to prevent the birth and its advantages. Also provided counselling about post insertion period like check-up after three months, always to maintain contact with ASHAs and CWs for any complication.
B. Concern form fill up by the beneficiaries: The Beneficiaries of IUCD filling up the relevant forms before insertion of the IUCD. ANM and ASHA also helping to do it correctly. ANM also ensure the name and address is written down in a registrar book.
C. After completing all the process in pre-insertion of camp , our IUCD expert Miss. Minoti Chakraborty , ANM of Boitamari BPHC started IUCD insurtion at 10.15 am . Our ANM and lab. tech have given all the logistical support and instruments to him to run the camp.
D. District family Planning coordinator has given counsellng to beneficiaries on family planning and provided information to ASHAs about different incentives and allowances for further encouragement .
E. Refreshments served to beneficiaries and ASHAs during the camp.
F. A Boat Clinic Team Photograph after the camp
Team members:
- Monjur Hussain Mondal, DPO
- Dr.Jayanta talukder, Medical Officer
- Shibjyoti Roy , FPC
- Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta, Pharmacist
- Ranjanjyoti Baishya, Lab. Technician
- Mrs. Manika Talukdar Das, ANM
- Miss Mridula Das, ANM
Support team
- Satyajit Kalita, Community Worker
- Kabad Hussain, Community Worker.
- Shahjahan Ali, Community Worker.
- Saddam Hussain , Helper
- Sahadeb Das, cook
Boat Crew:
- Nazarul Islam
- Sakanur Ali.