Lok Sabha Question No. 1123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-29
Subject: Homoeopathy for Healthy Child
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1123 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH APRIL, 2016

## HOMOEOPATHY FOR HEAL THY CHILD

## 1123. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to implement a programme called  'Homoeopathy for Healthy Child' (HHC) in selected districts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the salient features of HHC and the names of where programme is proposed to be implemented;
- (c) whether there has bee n any proposal for implementing HHC in all districts of the country, so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a):     Yes, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) an autonomous resear institute  under  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  implemented  a  programme  called  'Homeopathy  for Healthy Child' (HHC) in selected d istricts of the country.
- (b):      Details are at Ann xure.
- (c) & (d):      HH C is only a Pilot Project and there is no proposal at present to implement in all districts of the country.

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## Summary

Under the direction of Ministry of AYUSH, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy(CCRH)  has  developed  a  program  on  Homoeopathy  for  Healthy  Child.  The program  has  2  components  namely,  'Homoeopathy  for  teething  complaints  in  children'  and 'Integration of Homoeopathy with Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)'. The component on 'Homoeopathy for teething complaints in children' focuses on children in the age group of 6 months to 3 years and aims at promotion of healthy teething by using bio - chemic medicin es. Teething associated problems such as diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, irritability etc. with  homeopathic  medicines.  The  component  on  'Integration  of  Homoeopathy  with  RBSK' focuses on children in the age group of 0 to 18 years and aims at screening, early detection and early  intervention  of  defects,  delays,  deficiencies  and  diseases  identified  under  RBS program is being undertaken on pilot mode in 10 blocks in 6 districts as follows:

| Sl. no.   | State            | Coordinating CCRH centre                           | Districts         | Blocks identified              |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Assam            | RRI Guwahati                                       | Kamrup            | Dhirenpara, Central Zone block |
| 2         | Delhi            | CCRH Headquarters                                  | New Delhi         | Delhi Cantonment & Nangal Zone |
| 3         | Maharashtra      | RRI Mumbai                                         | Palghar           | Vikramgarh                     |
| 4         | Odisha           | RRI Puri through DPRU, Bhubaneswar                 | Cuttack           | Niali , Kantapada              |
| 5         | Uttar PradeshCRI | Noida                                              | Gautam Budh Nagar | Bisrakh, Dadri                 |
|           |                  | HDRI Lucknow through Clinical Trial Unit Gorakhpur | Gorakhpur         | Bhatahat, Chargwan             |

The Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery ( ANM) and Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers in these blocks have been trained, where in, common problems associated with prim teething  were  detailed  and  the  use  of  homoeopathic  medicine  kits  have  been  detailed. The participants  have  been  p rovided  with  the  medicine  kits  and  data  recording  registers  an subsequently data are being collected and compiled. Nodal officers have been identified at each centre,  who  are  in  regular  communication  with  the  ASHAs. The nganwadi  workers  in  the blocks hav e been sensitized of the teething related problems in children and have been req to  refer  such  cases  to  the  local  PHC  or  to  the  ANM/ASHA  in  case  of  children  develop teething related complaints.

## HOMOEOPATHY FOR HEALTHY CHILD

## Annexure

The homoeopathy doctors in the identified districts have also been sensitized abo program being conducted and how ANM & ASHA have been trained on the use of medicine kits. They have been requested to coordinate with the ANM & ASHAs in the respective PHCs so that children suffering from dentition related complaints or other complaints can be re the homoeopathy doctors as and when required.

All  these  programs  were  conducted  in  coordination  with  the  district  and  block authorities. Experts f om homoeopathy, pediatrics and dentistry or community medicine were the resource persons in these programs.

More than 40,000 children have been enrolled whose records are being maintained by ASHAs. The children in the age group of 6 months to 1 yea r are b ing given Calcarea phos 6X on regular basis to promote healthy dentition. Children above the age of 1 year are bein Calcarea  phos  6X  in  case  of  teething  related  complaints.  Children  with  minor  episode diarrhea  have  been  given  homoeopathi c  medicines  in  consultation  with  the  homoeopathic physicians. No adverse effects of the medicines have been reported so far.

The nodal officers of the program have been trained on undertaking screening of chi for 4 Ds (defects, developmental delays, deficiencies and diseases) as outlined under the RBSK. The development of block level micro plans for implementation of activities on Integrat homoeopathy  with  RBSK  is  in  progress.  'Child  Friendly  Clinics'  are  being  established  at identified centres.

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