PESHAWAR, Jan 27: The National Commission for Human Development has launched a one-year programme under which 38,000 mothers would be imparted training in making oral re-hydration salt (ORS) in the Bajaur Agency to save their children from diarrhoeal ailments.

Speaking at the launching ceremony of the programme, held at the Jirga Hall on Thursday, NCHD General Manager Aftab Alam said the training campaign would begin in February.

He said 90 trainers had been hired for the programme. Each mother would be trained once in three months, he said. He said the training would enable women to make ORS at their homes and avoid threat to the lives of their children in cases of diarrhoea and cholera.

He said the commission was planning to extend its framework to other areas. Assistant Political Agent Khaista Rahman said that the National ORS Campaign was jointly organized by the political administration and the NCHD.

A councillor, Daud Khan, assured the organizers of the campaign of support of local representatives.