On the second day of the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign in Reetha Pokhra near Nathuwakhan in Ramgarh, Nainital district, rural masses were informed about the welfare schemes with the holding of cultural programmes on Friday. The main theme of dissemination of information was National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
Chief Medical Officer of Nainital District, Dr SC Pant said that after launching of NRHM programme in Nainital district, the mother-child death rate has been drastically reduced. Under the Janani Suraksha Yojana, rural women were being paid `1,400, while those in urban areas were given `1,000.
ASHA workers in rural and urban areas were also being given `600 and `400 respectively for each delivery arranged in Government hospitals. After delivery, every women was provided with free medical service upto 42 days and the expenses of medicare for the child were borne by the Government till he completes one month.
108 Ambulance service was available to take the expectant mothers to hospital. Besides, 10 vehicles were also providing free service to mother and child under Khushiyo Ki Sawaree scheme. Health and sanitation committees were formed in villages to take care of health services. From birth and upto 18 years of age, free health check up was being arranged for children. He told ASHA Workers were supervising the health care of children upto the age of 1 year, while children above this age were being catered by Anganbadi Workers.
In the last one year, 5 children were given free surgical treatment for their heart ailment. Referring to the iron pills being administered to the school children among the age group of 6 and 18 years once in a week, he advised to take the pills after breakfast and never empty stomach.
Health centres have been opened for the free treatment of the poor in Rajpura, Kidwainagar and Indiranagar localities of Haldwani. Besides, two mobile vehicles have been engaged for ultrasound, x rays, blood tests and physician’s service free of cost to the villagers in hill areas.
The CMO expressed his concern over the declining female ration in urban areas and cases have been registered against two ultrasound clinics in the district for complaints of sex determination tests.