The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently launched two contraceptive programmes in 10 States under which an MPA injection named’ ‘Antara’ and tablet ‘Chhaya’ would be supplied to women free of cost, said an official release.
It said the anti-pregnancy injection and tablet are very safe and effective and available in all Government medical colleges and District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in 10 States, including Odisha, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, West Bengal, Delhi and Goa.
While ‘Antara’ would be effective for three months, ‘Chhaya’ tablet would work for a week. The women, who want to maintain gap between births of one child to the next one, would be benefitted the most. Health personnel have been provided training and doctors and staff nurses would execute the programme, the release said.
The Family Planning logistic Management Information System (FP-lMIS) has development a new software for bringing reformation in supply and distribution of contraceptives. The health centres and ASHA workers would be provided all information through this software, the release said.