Lok Sabha Question No. 979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Diseases among Children
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 979 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND JULY, 2016

## DISEASES AMONG CHILD REN

## 979. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  a  plan/formulated  a  plan  to  protect prevent occurrence of diseases among children; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

- (a) & (b): Yes.  Under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  various  child  health related interventions  are  being  implemented  to  protect  and  prevent  occurrence  of  diseases  a children. These interventions are as follows:
- i.Promotion of Institutional deliveries through cash incentive under Janani Suraksha Y (JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) which entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions to absolutely free and no expense ante - natal check -ups, delivery including Caesarean section, post -natal care and treatment of sick infants till one year of age.
- ii.Strengthening  of  delivery  points  for  providing  comprehensive  and  quality  Reproduct maternal,  newborn,  Child  and  Adolescent  Health  (RMNCH+A)  Services,    ensuring essential newborn care at all delivery points, establishment of Special Newb orn Care Units (SNCU), Newborn Stabilization Units (NBSU) and Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) units for care of sick and small babies.
- iii. Early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding for first six months and appropriate In Young  Child  Feeding  (IYCF)  prac tices  are  promoted  in  convergence  with  Ministry  of Women and Child Development. Village Health and Nutrition Days (VHNDs) are observed for provision of maternal and child health services and creating awareness on matern child care including health an d nutrition education.
- iv.Treatment  of  sick  children  with  severe  acute  malnutrition  at  special  units  call Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs), set up at public health facilities. Prese such centres are functional across the country.
- v. Univer sal  Immunization  Programme  (UIP)  is  being  supported  to  provide  vaccination  t children  against  many  life  threatening  diseases  such  as  Diphtheria,  Pertussis,  T Poliomyelitis,  Tuberculosis,  Measles,  Hepatitis  B,  Meningitis  and  Pneumonia  due Haemoph ilus Influenzae type B. In addition, vaccination against Japanese Encephali carried out in endemic districts and vaccination against Rotavirus diarrhoea is prov four states (Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh).
- vi.Name  based  tr acking  of  mothers  and  children  till  two  years  of  age  is  done  to  ens complete antenatal, intranatal, postnatal care and complete immunization as per schedu
- vii.Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) for health screening, early detection of bi defects , diseases, deficiencies, development delays including disability and e intervention  services  has  been  operationalized  to  provide  comprehensive  care  to  al children in the age group of 0 - 18 years.
- viii. Some other important interventions are Iron and f olic acid (IFA) supplementation for the prevention of anaemia among the vulnerable age groups, annual deworming on Nationa Deworming Day (NDD), home visitation by ASHAs to promote exclusive breast feeding and early detection and referral of sick newborns and promoting the use of ORS and Zinc for management of diarrhoea in children.
- ix.To sharpen the focus on the low performing districts, 184 High Priority Districts ( have  been  prioritized  for  Reproductive  Maternal  Newborn  Child  Health+  Adolescent (RMNC H+A) interventions for achieving improved maternal and child health outcomes.