The dry run was conducted in Ganesh Das MCH Hospital, NEIGRIHMS Hospital, Rynjah State Dispensary, Nazareth Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital where a total of 129 persons were mobilized for the dry run.
Sampath Kumar, Principal Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Meghalaya visited NEIGRIHMS and Ganesh Das MCH Hospital where healthcare workers gave a step by step overview of the process. State Health Officials, Dr. H. Giri and Dr. Manners were both present to oversee operations along with Dr. Bhattacharya, Director, NEIGRIHMS and Dr. Roy, WHO representative.
The dry run started at each site with a hand-washing station where Vaccination Officer 1 will check and match the beneficiary to the available registered list of beneficiaries. After this, the beneficiary is led and seated at the waiting area where Vaccination Officer 2 will…