Kalinga Institute of nursing sciences observed safe motherhood day-2016 in a grand way on 20th of April-2016 in Dental Auditorium.
It was a combined effort of both obsetetrrics and community department of KINS(CON) along with other faculties and students of B.Sc 3rd year, G.N.M 3rd year, M.Sc 1st& 2nd year to organize a one day state level Inter University competition among students nurses of 8 colleges& schools of Odisha.
Programme started with welcome song by 3rd year B.Sc nursing students followed by lamp lighting at 11am. The theme “Every Women’s Right to have Respectful Maternal Care” was introduced by Mrs. KalyaniRath, Asso. Professor (KINS).
There were quiz competition, poster & elocution competition held throughout the day.
Posters made by students were displayed for audience and the evaluators. Quiz competition started from 12pm-1:30pm with 12 groups representing various nursing college and schools participating in it.
Quiz was moderatetd by Prof. Deepa M. R, MaliniDigal(Asst. Professor), SuchismitaSahoo(Asst. Professor), KalyaniRath (Asso. Professor)divided in 4 rounds.Eventually 1st prize was secured by students of Berhampur (SON), 2nd by Hitech(CON) and 3rdposition by KINS (CON). Poster competition in which 26 students participatedandwas evaluated by two judges Prof. Anusuya Patnaik, Principal DRIEMS Nursing college & Dr. NarahariAgasti Assoc. Prof. OBG,KIMS. All the winners were from KINS.
From 1.45pm to 2:30pm Elocution was startedjudged by Mrs. Dharitri Swain, Asst. Professor, AIIMS, BBSR& Mrs. TapathiSahoo. HOD, Dept. of Community Medicine SUM Nursing college. There were 14 participants for this competition.
2:30pm Lunch break was taken followed by valedictory session. Students of KINS showcased Dance Drama on the theme of safe motherhood.
Dr. S.B.Ogale, Principal, KIMS, Dr. R.C.Das, Principal, KIDS, Mr. T.M.Mohapatra, Pro. Vice Chancellor R&D KIMS, KIIT, Dr. R. N. Samanta, CEO, Prof. A. Lenka, Principal(CON), KINS. & Ms. P.K.Nayak, Principal(SON), KINS chaired thevaledictory session. Prof. A. Lenka, Principal(CON), KINS welcomed the guests & the gathering followed by speech by the guests. Prize & certificates weredistributed to the winners and the participants respectively by the dignitories. Finally Ms. P.K.Nayak, Principal(SON), KINS gave the vote of thanks & program was conducted successfully.