The
Government of India under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is
working towards reducing maternal morbidity and mortality and improving
maternal survival in women including those belonging to SC/ST.
Under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) launched in the year 2005
and within its umbrella the Reproductive and Child Health Programme
Phase II, the key steps taken during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period
in all the States of the country including the backward areas of Andhra
Pradesh are as under :
• 264 high focus districts in the country have been identified and are
being given special incentives and funding to improve their health
infrastructure, manpower etc.
• Special incentives are being given to the service providers serving in difficult, most difficult and inaccessible areas.
• JananiSurakshaYojana has been launched to improve institutional
deliveries among pregnant women particularly those belonging to SC/ST
& BPL categories through provision of cash assistance.
• Capacity building of health care providers in basic and comprehensive obstetric care is being done.
• Operationalisation of sub-centres, Primary Health Centres, Community
Health Centres and District Hospitals for providing 24x7 basic and
comprehensive obstetric services is a focus area.
• Name Based web enabled tracking of Pregnant Women to ensure antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care has been initiated.
• Mother and Child Protection Card in collaboration with the Ministry of
Women and Child Development to monitor service delivery for mothers and
children has been introduced.
• Antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care including Iron and Folic Acid
supplementation to pregnant & lactating women for prevention and
treatment of anemia are being provided free of charge.
• 8.66 lakhs Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) have been
engaged to generate demand and facilitate accessing of health care
services by the community.
• Village Health and Nutrition Days are being held in rural areas as an
outreach activity, for providing maternal care services to mothers.
• JananiShishuSurakshaKaryakaram (JSSK) has been launched in the year
2011, which entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health
institutions to absolutely free and no expense delivery including
Caesarean section. The initiative stipulates free drugs, diagnostics,
blood and diet, besides free transport from home to institution, between
facilities in case of a referral and drop back home.
Under the Reproductive and Child Health Flexible pool, funds allocated
to the States increased from Rs 3292 crores in 2009-10, to 3647 crores
in 2010-11 to 4012.75 crores in 2011-12 for implementation of RCH
activities including Maternal health, Child health activities in both
urban and rural areas in the country while the expenditure during the
same period increased from Rs 3124.69 crores in 2009-10 to 3705.56
crores in 2010-11 and to 4452.42 crores in 2011-12.
The above information was given by the Minister of State for Health
& Family Welfare Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay in the Lok Sabha today.
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