Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with PGIMER Chandigarh for the training of ophthalmologists posted in government hospitals for the retinopathy of prematurity screening in premature newborns in the State
Apart from this, a sum of Rs 545.7 lakh has been sanctioned for tertiary level treatment of 511 children, said Vij.The Minister said that the training has been completed for districts Ambala, Karnal, Hisar and Fatehabad.
About 31 lakh children were screened for health conditions under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakaram (RBSK) during 2017-18.
He said that 3.8 lakh children were confirmed with health conditions and out of these 3.6 lakh availed treatment services at various health facilities.
These included 277 children with clubfoot, 97 children who were surgically treated for cleft lip and palate, 254 children who were treated for congenital heart disease and 106 children who were treated for selected health conditions.
These facilities are being provided at private empanelled hospitals such as Fortis Mohali, Narayana Hrudalya Jaipur and Artemis Gurugram, he added.