To ensure that pregnant women and new born child remain safe and healthy in Haryana, a new scheme namely ‘Kilkari’ will be implemented in the state.
Under the scheme, the registered pregnant women would receive voice messages from the Health Department that would inform them about the check-ups and vaccinations required, and offer health-related advice, according to the stage of pregnancy or age of the newborn child, said a spokesman of Health Department.
He said that for getting her name registered under the scheme, the women could contact the nearest Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) or Asha Worker.
On attaining four month of pregnancy, the women would be registered by the Health Department that would provide health advice to the pregnant women through voice messages over mobile phones 24 times till the birth of the child, he said.
The spokesman said that similarly, after the delivery, the women would receive 48 calls from the Health Department upto one year that would inform her about the complete vaccination of the newborn child.