Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Kurnool Intensifies Maternal Health, NCD Screening and Immunisation
Health officials in Kurnool reviewed how well important health programs are working.
They want pregnant women to receive regular check-ups from conception until delivery.
They also want people to understand that child marriage can make pregnancy dangerous.
Everyone over 30 should be checked for conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and anemia.
Health workers were asked to vaccinate all eligible girls and women through the free HPV program.
The vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer.
Officials also want earlier detection of diseases such as malaria, dengue and typhoid.
Pregnant women and certain high-risk groups will receive HIV and syphilis testing, and health workers will conduct a door-to-door leprosy survey.
DMHO Dr Kameswara Prasad directed supervisors to meet targets across 21 health programs in Kurnool district.
Health workers were told to strengthen antenatal care and awareness campaigns against child marriage to reduce maternal and childbirth risks.
Mandatory screening for hypertension, diabetes and anemia was ordered for everyone above age 30, with prompt online data uploads.
Field staff were instructed to achieve 100 percent coverage in the government’s free HPV vaccination drive.
Officials also ordered stronger disease surveillance and HIV, syphilis and leprosy screening initiatives.
- Who
- Kurnool district health officials, led by DMHO Dr Kameswara Prasad, along with field-level health supervisors and other department officers.
- What
- A review meeting set directions for maternal healthcare, non-communicable disease screening, immunisation, communicable-disease surveillance and infectious-disease testing.
- When
- The review was held on Thursday; the leprosy survey is upcoming.
- Where
- DMHO office, Kurnool district.
- Why
- To improve performance across 21 health programs, reduce maternal and childbirth risks, increase preventive screening and vaccination, and detect diseases earlier.
- Health programs
- Officials reviewed implementation of 21 key health programs.
- Antenatal care
- Regular check-ups from conception to delivery were emphasized.
- NCD screening
- People above 30 are to be screened for hypertension, diabetes and anemia.
- HPV vaccination
- Field staff were instructed to achieve 100 percent coverage under the free government HPV vaccination drive.
- Disease surveillance
- Officials called for intensified monitoring and early diagnosis of malaria, dengue, chikungunya, diarrhea and typhoid.
- Pregnancy testing
- Immediate HIV and syphilis testing was mandated after pregnancy confirmation and among high-risk populations.
- Leprosy survey
- A door-to-door leprosy survey is scheduled to take place.