<p>The Assam government on Thursday decided to completely digitise the issuance of birth and death certificates.</p>.<p>The government also decided on putting a thrust on routine immunisation, organ transplant, and blood donation.</p>.<p>The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Health and Family Welfare department, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.</p>.<p>The chief minister in a tweet said that birth and death registrations will be made completely digital.</p>.<p>The meeting, which was attended by Health minister Keshab Mahanta, also decided that massive routine immunisation drives would be undertaken from October 2022 to March 2023.</p>.<p>"A robust organ transplant network system to be developed as there are many cases of brain-dead patients," Sarma wrote on the micro-blogging site.</p>.<p>It was also decided in the meeting to encourage voluntary blood donation in tea garden areas to reduce cases of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR).</p>.<p>The chief minister also said the National Health Mission (NHM) will organise a three-day ‘Swasthya Utsav’ with the active involvement of 1,000 volunteers.</p>.<p>"NHM to have at least 5 regional offices in the State headed by ACS officers who will be assisted by other domain expertise," Sarma added. </p>
<p>The Assam government on Thursday decided to completely digitise the issuance of birth and death certificates.</p>.<p>The government also decided on putting a thrust on routine immunisation, organ transplant, and blood donation.</p>.<p>The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Health and Family Welfare department, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.</p>.<p>The chief minister in a tweet said that birth and death registrations will be made completely digital.</p>.<p>The meeting, which was attended by Health minister Keshab Mahanta, also decided that massive routine immunisation drives would be undertaken from October 2022 to March 2023.</p>.<p>"A robust organ transplant network system to be developed as there are many cases of brain-dead patients," Sarma wrote on the micro-blogging site.</p>.<p>It was also decided in the meeting to encourage voluntary blood donation in tea garden areas to reduce cases of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR).</p>.<p>The chief minister also said the National Health Mission (NHM) will organise a three-day ‘Swasthya Utsav’ with the active involvement of 1,000 volunteers.</p>.<p>"NHM to have at least 5 regional offices in the State headed by ACS officers who will be assisted by other domain expertise," Sarma added. </p>