Aligarh: A workshop on "Infant and young child feeding practices and promotion of consumption of iodized salt" was organized at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

This workshop was conducted under the Child Health and Nutrition Month (BSPM Scheme) of UNICEF in the department of Community Medicine of the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JNMCH).

Prof. M. Asharaf Malik, Principal and Chief Medical Superintendent at JNMCH inaugurated the workshop. He appreciated the effort of the department for communication change behavior in the community and stressed the need to investigate to find out adverse effects of fluorosis and arsenic contamination of water.

Prof. Zulfia Khan discussed the objective of holding this workshop. Dr. M. Athar Ansari, Chairman of the Department of Community Medicine and Nodal Person of BSPM Scheme highlighted the achievement of department in the implementation of BSPM Scheme in Sitapur, Lakhimpur and Aligarh.

Medical Superintendent Najam Khalique congratulated the staff members of the department for their active participation in the project. Medical Social Workers, Vaccinators, ANM of the department, health workers of AMU-UNICEF Health Clinics were invited for the training in this workshop.

They have been asked to strengthen the infant and young child feeding practices and promotion of consumption of iodized salt in their respective field areas. Dr. Zulfia Khan,

Dr. Sakeena Mushfiq compeered the programme and Dr. M. Salman Shah presented vote of thanks.