Chokli - Community Health Squad
Community Health Squad Monitoring Committee Formed at Chokli Grama Panchayat
A local-level monitoring committee has been formed at Chokli Grama Panchayat to strengthen public health initiatives through the formation of ward-level volunteer groups under the Community Health Squad programme. The initiative aims to ensure public participation in the early detection of communicable diseases, vector control, environmental sanitation, and improved healthcare for highly vulnerable groups, including senior citizens and persons with disabilities. The committee will also strengthen monitoring mechanisms at the local self-government level to ensure the strict implementation of the provisions of the Kerala Public Health Act, in accordance with government directives.
The monitoring committee meeting was presided over by Chokli Grama Panchayat President N. Anoop. Medical Officer Dr. Neethu M., Health Inspector Suresh M.P., Ayurveda Doctor Deepthi K., Agriculture Officer Sharath Krishna, JHI K.T.K. Raghavan, Public Health Nurse Rishana S., ICDS Supervisor Sinija, CDS Chairperson Rijina M.K., Village Office Assistant Prashanth M.K., Grama Panchayat Vice President K.M. Sapna, Health and Education Standing Committee Chairperson K.T.K. Pradeepan, Development Standing Committee Chairperson P. Jayachandran, and other elected representatives participated in the meeting and shared their views. A 19-member monitoring committee was constituted with K.T.K. Pradeepan, Chairperson of the Health and Education Standing Committee, as Chairman and Chokli Grama Panchayat Secretary Amal Raj as Convenor. The meeting also decided to form Community Health Squad committees in all 19 wards of Chokli Grama Panchayat to strengthen community participation and public health activities at the grassroots level.
