The Haryana Government has set up 22 Sick Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) in 18 districts of the State and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Neonatology Forum (NNF) for training of doctors and staff nurses working in SNCU, the facility based newborn care.
A spokesman of Haryana Health Department on Saturday said the SNCUs have been set up in districts of Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Kaithal, Mewat, Narnaul, Panipat, Palwal, Panchkula, Rohtak, Sonipat, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Yamuna Nagar for neonatal care. Essential equipments like Open Care Radiant Warmers, Phototherapy Units, Resuscitator and oxygen concentrator have already been installed in these districts.
He said the Health Department is focusing on improving the child health services to reduce the neo-natal, infant and child mortality. The Infant Mortality Rate in Haryana is 42 per 1,000 live births which is same as the national average as per SRS 2012.