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Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram
WIFS (Weekly iron Folic Acid tablet) Facility based RKSK Services (clinics and counseling) Community based RKSK Services (Peer Educator and Adolescent Health Day) Menstrual Hygiene Scheme Improve Nutrition, Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health, Enhance Mental Health Prevent Injuries and violence Prevent substance misuse. Criteria for selecting Peer Educators In every village (1000 population/ASHA habitation), 4 PE – 2 male and 2 female PE will be selected based on the recommendation/nomination…
Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation
Weekly Iron and Folic Acid supplementation is given to the adolescent group (10-19 Yrs) on every Thursday. This scheme aims is reducing the prevalence and severity of nutritional anemia in adolescent population. The school Nodal Teachers will give weekly Blue IFA (100 mg) to the school going adolescent girls and boys (6th to 12th classes) The anganwadi teacher will give weekly Blue IFA to the non-school going adolescent girls.
National Deworming Day
National Deworming Day (NDD) is celebrated every year on Feb 10th and Aug 10th. NDD aims in deworming all preschool children and school age children (enrolled and non enrolled) between 1-19 yrs of age through Government schools, Government Aided Schools and anganwadi centres. Teachers will administer Tab.Albendazole to all school enrolled children. Anganwadi worker will administer Tab.Albendazole to all children aged 1-5 yrs and out of school children and adolescents.
Menstrual Hygiene Programme
Menstrual Hygiene programme promotes menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 yrs, Primarily in rural areas. This programme comes under Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram(RKSK). 3 packs of Sanitary Napkin are issued to all puberty attained adolescents. Each pack has 6 pads. The napkin are issued in 6 rounds.(with in 2 months once). School going adolescents will receive napkin from the school nodal teachers. Non-school going adolescents…
Civil Registration System
The Registration of Births and Deaths has been made compulsory at the place of occurrence. With the implementation of Tamil Nadu Registration of Birth and Death Rules, 2000 with effect from 01/01/2000 and in accordance with the provisions of sec. 30 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, the registration of Birth and Death should be done within 21 days of its occurrence. Immediately after registration of birth…
Amma Baby Care kit
In the floor of assembly, the Hon’ble Chief Minister on 12.08-2014 announced that all the babies born in Government institutions will be given Amma Baby Care Kit worth of Rs.1000. Amma Baby Care Kits are distributed with the objective of improving the hygiene of the postnatal mothers and the newborn baby and inculcating hygienic practices among the mothers for self and baby care. The visionary and pioneering scheme was launched…
Dr.Muthulakshmi Maternity Benefit Scheme
Health and Family welfare Department has enhanced the financial assistance to poor pregnant mothers from Rs. 12000 to Rs.18000. This scheme is strengthened with Nutrition kit with a view to reduce MMR and IMR. This scheme aims to provide optimal nutrition for pregnant and lactating women and compensates the wage loss during pregnancy. Installment Installment/Kind benefitConditionalityAmount I Installment Antenatal registration on or before 12 weeksRs.2,000/- Kind benefit Completion of third…
Rashtriya bal Swasthya karyakaram
Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) is an important initiative aiming at early identification and early intervention for children from birth to 18 years to cover 4 ‘D’s viz. Defects at birth, Deficiencies, Diseases, Development delays including disability. First level of screening is done at all delivery points through existing Medical Officers, Staff Nurses and ANMs. After 48 hours till 6 weeks the screening of newborns will be done by ASHA…
Population Based Non Communicable Diseases Screening Programme
Normally Non Communicable disease control programme provides screening of hypertension diabetes, cervical cancer and breast cancer for anyone aged 30 years and above attending PHC/GH but the fact is that only 30 to 40 % of the population attend public health facilities the remaining population are outside concerned then there are need to do health sub centre (HSC) based population based screening for hypertension /diabetes/cervical and breast cancer. This is…
Non Communicable Diseases Control Programme
In Tamil Nadu 10.4% suffer from diabetes, 20% suffer from high blood pressure and 23% of people are over-weight. Crude mortality death due to cardio vascular diseases in Tamil Nadu is above 360-430/100000-higest in the country. Non-communicable diseases impose a heavy burden both on public health system, also on the people. Non-Communicable diseases Programme provides screening and treatment of Hypertension/Diabetes for anyone aged 30 years and above attending any PHC/GH….