Under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthaya Karyakram (RBSK), 435 children were treated in the Doon hospital in first nine months of this financial year. The hospital is the referral centre for patients of Garhwal division under the RBSK.
The children till age of 18 years are covered under the RBSK and chronic and congenital diseases are covered under the programe. The Principal Medical Superintendent (PMS) of Doon hospital Dr RS Aswal said that out of 435 patients 145 needed to be operated upon in the hospital.
He said 77 children were treated for cardiac and 68 for non cardiac problems. The RBSK aims at identification and early intervention for children from birth to 18 years to cover defects at birth, deficiencies, diseases and developmental delays including disability.
The programe is centrally sponsored scheme and every district has a District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC) which refers the children to Doon hospital and Sushila Tiwari hospital Haldwani. The super specialty hospitals like HIHT Jollygrant, Max Hospital and Fortis are in the panel of hospitals where the children are treated free of cost if referred.