By Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, JULY
25
The Haryana Government has provided free medical
treatment to over 2.8 lakh children at Government Health Facilities under
Indira Bal Swashthya Yojna (IBSY).
While
stating this today, an official spokesman said that School Health Program, IBSY
was launched on January 26, 2010. The state government had had been
covering children of anganwadis apart from government schools under it as
target population. The basic objective behind the program was to improve the
health of the children, a prerequisite for their all round development.
IBSY was related to the overall health needs of the children up to 18 years of
age studying in government schools and Anganwadis in which health check up of
the children was conducted regarding the issues of the deficiencies, diseases
and disability. In the Financial Year 2012-13, various activities had been
undertaken under IBSY for ensuring good health of the children.
He said
that under the program, on the spot treatment was given to the children in
schools by doctors for minor ailments. Financial aid amounting to Rs 92.50
lakh were given for tertiary level treatment of conditions like heart diseases,
malignancy, disability related corrective surgeries etc at government approved
tertiary level centers (AIIMS, Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, PGIMS Rohtak, GMCH 32,
Chandigarh) to 77 children identified with ailments in the government schools
and Anganwadis of Haryana. As many as 29 children had been treated and rest had
been under treatment at these tertiary level centers. As many as 166 Corrective
surgeries had been conducted for children with various types of disability, he
added.
He said that as many as 110 Disability Camps had been held in various districts
of Haryana for all the government schools children with special needs in
convergence with Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
in which 16609 children were examined and 7846 disability certificates were
issued. Aids and appliances were being issued by SSA and RMSA to children
identified in these camps. He said that IBSY had convergence with the
components of other Adolescent Health Programmes like Adolescent Reproductive
and Sexual Health (ARSH), Weekly Iron and Folic Acid supplementation (WIFS) and
Menstrual Health for optimal utilization of resources, he added.
He
said that Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics and mitrata clinics
were being run every day at all the 21 District hospitals during hospital
timings and from 11.00a.m to 1.00 p.m on Saturdays at community
health centers. He said that counseling services was provided by counselors of
‘Mitrata clinics’ at schools. To mobilize youth and for community participation
‘youth festivals’ were organized at block level which includes
health check up, counseling services, cultural programmes and various other
competitions. He said that to generate awareness at village level, peer
educators were trained on adolescent health issues who further guide
adolescent’s boys and girls of villages. To tackle the problem of anemia among
government and government aided college going girls, Hb testing of college
going adolescent girls was done followed by providing Iron and Folic Acid (IFA)
tablets for three months and Albendazole was given to control and prevent
anemia in these girls.
He
said that Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) is a program of
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Union Government, which was
meant for the eradication of anemia particularly for adolescent children. The
slogan “Solid Bano India” was given by Union Government for this program. This
program targets adolescents of 10-19 years of age who were studying in 6th
-12th classes in government schools and for SABLA out of school girls. In
Haryana, 16.5 lakh students of government schools and 30000 out of school girls
of six SABLA districts were covered under this program. Mr. Yogeshwer Dutt,
London Olympics Bronze Medal winner, had been declared as Brand Ambassador of
Haryana Health Department.
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