Healthy mother much to have healthy children: Health Minister

 Imphal, Aug 9 (UNI) Manipur Health and Family Welfare Minister, L. Jayantakumar today said that mothers need to have a sound health and mind so that their children become healthy. We must ensure that the health of the children are sound to have a strong and secure future he added.
Jayantakumar was speaking during launching of National Deworming Day, at Ramlal Paul Hr. Secondary School . We need to give special focus on our young children for building a healthy nation. He said that different Government Departments especially the Family Welfare and Social Welfare Department is putting a lot of efforts to bring up our children in a good shape. In these regards a collective effort of all the Government departments is required. There should be harmony and good relations between our health and mind, Jayantakumar said. Children who are not well are unable to learn fast in their studies. He expressed that new diseases at the present society has become a big challenge that need to overcome by all means so to establish a Disease Free society. He said deworming of children will begin from tomorrow.
Parliamentary Secretary, Health and Family Welfare S. Subhachandra Singh said that an united effort is necessary to make the Deworming Campaign successful. He also narrated about his past days when there was no deworming medicine. UNI