JAMMU: In order to create awareness and disseminate timely and correct information amongst students, parents, teachers and other stakeholders about COVID-19 IPC (Infection, Prevention and Control), admist a flood of misinformation doing rounds on social media and various other platforms, the
Counselling Cell of Directorate of School Education Jammu in collaboration with UNICEF organized a virtual consultation session with Dr. Sheikh Saleem , MD (Community Medicine, GMC Srinagar) Health Consultant, UNICEF who was the key speaker and resource person for the event.
Dr. Ravi Shankar Sharma Director School Education Jammu was the chief guest on the occasion. In his opening remarks, Dr. Ravi Shankar Sharma congratulated the counselling cell for choosing a very relevant issue considering the fear psychosis that has crept up because of the recent steep surge in Covid positive cases coupled with the fact that there is a lot of misinformation circulating on socail media that needs to be countered with actual facts. Thanking Dr. Sheikh Saleem for his expertise and Mr. Danish Aziz, Education Specialist (J&K), UNICEF India for helping in conceptualising the inititaive and providing technical support for the same, he called upon the participants to disseminate, spread and share the knowledge thus accumulated amongst as many people as possible so as to help in breaking the chain of infection.
Dr. Sheikh Saleem discussed the IPC – ‘Infection, Prevention and Control’ of Covid-19 virus in detail and with the help of an audio- visual presentation demonstrated various ways in which the infection spreads and gave a detailed account of preventive measures which are the need of the hour.
The session was held in two parts, wherein the participants raised queries in the second half and Dr. Saleem addressed the questions in depth. He also emphasized on the important facts to be considered by all.
Romesh Sharma, Head Counselling Cell DSEJ, speaking on the occassion divulged that the Counselling Cell of Directorate of School Education Jammu will organize more such interactive sessions in the coming days on the subject and issues related to it as well.
Dr. Surinder Sharma conducted the proceedings of the event and team coucelling cell coordinated in the smooth conduct of the session.
