The Pune Municipal Corporation’s health department is cracking down on the misuse of sonography machines for sex determination. Here’s what you need to know about their latest initiative:
1. The PMC’s health department has launched an inspection campaign targeting 803 authorized ultrasound centres in Pune.
2. Dr. Kalpana Baliwant, Acting Medical Officer of Health at PMC, stressed the importance of this drive to prevent sex determination.
3. The state government issued directives for this special inspection drive to enforce the PC-PNDT Act of 1994.
4. Recent arrests in Baramati village highlight the urgency of enforcing the PC-PNDT Act.
5. Inspection teams will check for compliance with the Act and ensure that sex determination is prohibited at ultrasound centres.
6. Training has been provided to inspection teams to conduct thorough inspections without causing harassment to the centres.
7. Approximately 2,240 ultrasound machines are in operation in Pune, necessitating the need for comprehensive action plans for inspections.
Stay tuned for updates on the PMC’s efforts to prevent sex determination through sonography machines in Pune!
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