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At present, Infant Mortality Rate is 44 per 1000
live births in the country as per Sample Registration System 2011 report of
Registrar General of India.
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The Millennium Development Goal 4 is to reduce child mortality by two third.
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At present India’s IMR stands at 44 per 1000
live births (SRS 2011) against MDG target of 28 per 1000 live births.
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However, 14 States/UTs namely Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, Goa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Delhi,
Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Manipur, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura
have already achieved MDG 4 of IMR.
· The following interventions under Reproductive
and child health programme of NRHM are being implemented to meet the MDGs on
time:
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Prevention and treatment of Anaemia by
supplementation with Iron and Folic Acid tablets during pregnancy and
lactation.
· Name Based Tracking of Pregnant Women to ensure
complete antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care
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Operational zing Community Health Centers as
First Referral Units (FRUs) and Primary Health Centers (24X7) for round the
clock maternal care services. )
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Promotion of Institutional Delivery through
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK):
Promoting Institutional delivery to ensure skilled birth attendance for
reducing both maternal and neo-natal mortality.
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Strengthening Facility based newborn care:
Newborn care corners (NBCC) are being set up at all delivery points. Special
Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) and Newborn Stabilization Units (NBSUs) are also
being set up at district hospitals and CHCs respectively for the care of sick
newborn including preterm babies.
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Home Based Newborn Care (HBNC): Home based newborn care through ASHAs has
been initiated to improve new born practices at the community level and early
detection and referral of sick newborn babies
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Capacity building of health care providers:
Various trainings are being conducted under National Rural Health Mission
(NRHM) to build and upgrade the skills of health care providers in basic and
comprehensive obstetric care of mother during pregnancy, delivery and essential
newborn care.
·
Adolescent Reproductive Sexual Health Programme
(ARSH) – for adolescents to have better access to family planning, prevention
of sexually transmitted Infections, counselling and peer education.
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A new initiative Rashtriya Bal Swasthya
Karyakram (RBSK) has been launched on 6th February, 2013 for Child health
screening and early intervention services to provide comprehensive care to all
the children in the community. The purpose of these services is to improve the
overall quality of life of children through early detection of birth defects,
diseases, deficiencies, development delays including disability.
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