MOTHER-CHILD HEALTH CARE SCHEM

                            MOTHER-CHILD HEALTH CARE SCHEME

   The union government on Wednesday,1st June,2011 launched an ambitious programme to provide free services to pregnant women for deliveries and new-natal care,if needed,up to a month after birth. The facility will be available to all women in government health institutions in both rural and urban settings,and in expected to benefit over one crore women annually.Launching the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karayakram, a scheme sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare wing. The National Rural Health Mission(NRHM) launched in 2005 had improved the overall health care facilities in the urban settings. The new programe would focus on pregnant and lactating mothers and their new-borns. Even blood will be provided free of cost under the scheme. The new scheme has been launched in view of the difficulty being faced by pregnant women and parents of sick new born and the high out of pocket  expense incurred by them on delivery and treatment.Other benefits include free drugs and consumables, diagnostics,special diet during stay in the health institution,free provision of blood, exemption from user charges of all kinds, transport to and back from health facility after 48 hours and transport between facilities in case of referral. A child will also  be entitled to free treatment and transportation up to a month after birth.

                                                                                                                       Prof. John Kurakar