Saturday, July 19, 2014

Rs 233.83 lakh allocated for Sikkim under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram

New Delhi, 18 July [IPR]: During the financial year 2013-14, a total of Rs. 1176.37 crore was allocated for implementation of RBSK programme, out of which Rs 233.83 lakh was allocated for Sikkim.
Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram was launched in February 2013 under the National Rural Health Mission. This initiative aims to screen and manage children from birth to 18 years of age for Defects at Birth, Deficiencies, Diseases and Developmental Delays including disabilities. Around 27 crore children are projected to be covered in a phased manner.
Under this initiative, all newborns delivered at public health facilities and homes are screened for birth defects by health personnel and ASHA. The children in the six weeks to six years age-group include those attending  Anganwadi centres and children in the age group of 6 years to 18 years enrolled in government and government aided schools are screened by dedicated Mobile Block Health Teams consisting of two AYUSH doctors (one male and one female), one ANM and one pharmacist.
The children identified with any health condition are then referred to an appropriate health facility for further management and linking with tertiary level institutions. The establishment of District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC) is also one of the components of the RBSK. The programme is monitored through the Health Management Information System of NHM and periodic visits to the states by central and state level teams.
The Health Minister informed this in a written reply in the LokSabha here today.

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