Lok Sabha Question No. 1004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Prevention from Pneumonia
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram, Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1004 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th DECEMBER 2023

## PREVENTION FROM PNEUMONIA

1004:

SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:

DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the MINISTER of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children under the age of five;
- (b) If so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government for its prevention across the country, particularly in Jharkhand;
- (c) the details of the pan-India pneumonia cases among children across different age groups, State/ UT-wise; and
- (d) the details of the pneumonia cases causing death among children across different age groups, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a): As per the Cause of Death Statistics report of Registrar General India (2017-19), Pneumonia is one of the major causes of under 5 mortality contributing to 17.5% of deaths in that age group.

- (b): In order to accelerate actions for reducing deaths due to childhood pneumonia, an initiative named 'Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS)' has been launched in all the States/ UTs including State of Jharkhand since 2019.

The SAANS initiative encompasses three pronged strategy:

- i) Guidelines on treatment and management of childhood pneumonia;
2. ii) Capacity building of service providers for identification and standardized management of pneumonia; and
3. iii) Communication (SAANS) campaign during the period of November - February to ensure greater awareness on childhood pneumonia among families and parents.

A training package has been designed for early identification and standardized management of pneumonia for Medical Officers, Staff Nurses, Community Health Officers, ANMs and ASHAs with the objective of preventing pneumonia deaths in children.

Under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) has been introduced in all the States/ UTs for reduction in child mortality due to Pneumonia.

Communication and awareness packages on Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) were developed and shared with all States/UTs for creating widespread mass awareness about the PCV availability under the Universal Immunization Programme.

(c) As per State/ UT submitted report under Health Management Information System (HMIS), State/ UT wise list of childhood pneumonia cases for the year 2022-23 is placed at annexure I.

(d) As per State/ UT submitted report under Health Management Information System (HMIS), State/ UT wise list of childhood mortality due to pneumonia for the year 2022-23 is placed at annexure II.

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## Annexure I

| No. of Cases of Childhood Pneumonia Cases Reported under Health Management Information System (HMIS) 2022-23   | No. of Cases of Childhood Pneumonia Cases Reported under Health Management Information System (HMIS) 2022-23   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| All India                                                                                                      | No. of Cases 473780                                                                                            |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                      | 242                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 16929                                                                                                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                              | 524                                                                                                            |
| Assam                                                                                                          | 11011                                                                                                          |
| Bihar                                                                                                          | 5265                                                                                                           |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                     | 2571                                                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                   | 6283                                                                                                           |
| Delhi                                                                                                          | 25670                                                                                                          |
| Goa                                                                                                            | 458                                                                                                            |
| Gujarat                                                                                                        | 7762                                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                                        | 9662                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 3624                                                                                                           |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                              | 4952                                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 894                                                                                                            |
| Karnataka                                                                                                      | 35590                                                                                                          |
| Kerala                                                                                                         | 17885                                                                                                          |
| Ladakh                                                                                                         | 214                                                                                                            |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                    | 51                                                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                 | 39948                                                                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 14078                                                                                                          |
| Manipur                                                                                                        | 706                                                                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                      | 3349                                                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                                                        | 1521                                                                                                           |
| Nagaland                                                                                                       | 405                                                                                                            |
| Odisha                                                                                                         | 20182                                                                                                          |
| Puducherry                                                                                                     | 4162                                                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                                                         | 14965                                                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 82091                                                                                                          |
| Sikkim                                                                                                         | 177                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 14447                                                                                                          |
| Telangana                                                                                                      | 11287                                                                                                          |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                   | 38                                                                                                             |
| Tripura                                                                                                        | 1318                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 2270                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 92887                                                                                                          |
| West Bengal                                                                                                    | 20362                                                                                                          |

## Annexure II

| Childhood Mortality due to Pneumonia reported under Health Management Information System (HMIS) 2022-23   | Childhood Mortality due to Pneumonia reported under Health Management Information System (HMIS) 2022-23   | Childhood Mortality due to Pneumonia reported under Health Management Information System (HMIS) 2022-23   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| All India                                                                                                 | Number of Infant Deaths (1 -12 months) due to Pneumonia 11497                                             | Number of Child Deaths (1 -5 years) due to Pneumonia 4571                                                 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 467                                                                                                       | 189                                                                                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 12                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                         |
| Assam                                                                                                     | 548                                                                                                       | 106                                                                                                       |
| Bihar                                                                                                     | 216                                                                                                       | 91                                                                                                        |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                | 23                                                                                                        | 37                                                                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                              | 817                                                                                                       | 128                                                                                                       |
| Delhi                                                                                                     | 687                                                                                                       | 301                                                                                                       |
| Goa                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                         |
| Gujarat                                                                                                   | 642                                                                                                       | 338                                                                                                       |
| Haryana                                                                                                   | 503                                                                                                       | 154                                                                                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 36                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                         |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                         | 102                                                                                                       | 70                                                                                                        |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                 | 126                                                                                                       | 41                                                                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                                                                 | 494                                                                                                       | 265                                                                                                       |
| Kerala                                                                                                    | 78                                                                                                        | 37                                                                                                        |
| Ladakh                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | 923                                                                                                       | 333                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                               | 567                                                                                                       | 245                                                                                                       |
| Manipur                                                                                                   | 10                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                         |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                 | 367                                                                                                       | 83                                                                                                        |
| Mizoram                                                                                                   | 49                                                                                                        | 39                                                                                                        |
| Nagaland                                                                                                  | 16                                                                                                        | 8                                                                                                         |
| Odisha                                                                                                    | 1064                                                                                                      | 183                                                                                                       |
| Puducherry                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         |
| Punjab                                                                                                    | 97                                                                                                        | 39                                                                                                        |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                 | 1031                                                                                                      | 491                                                                                                       |
| Sikkim                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                | 217                                                                                                       | 100                                                                                                       |
| Telangana                                                                                                 | 547                                                                                                       | 279                                                                                                       |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                              | 6                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         |
| Tripura                                                                                                   | 67                                                                                                        | 15                                                                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                               | 63                                                                                                        | 18                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                           | 1307                                                                                                      | 499                                                                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                                                               |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |