Question

Mention the major steps taken by government for maintaining good health of children

Answer 1

Government brought up various schemes for children as follows::

1: Facility Based Newborn and Child Care

2: Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)

3: Facility Based Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness

(F- IMNCI)

4: Integrated Management of Neonatal & Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI)

5: Home Based New Born Care (HBNC)

6: Navjat Shishu Suraksha Karyakram(NSSK)

7: Infant and Young Child Feeding

8: Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRC)

9: Reduction in morbidity and mortality due to Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) and Diarrhoeal Diseases

10: Supplementation with micronutrients