Stating this his Government was committed to bringing down infant and mother mortality rate in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said the State Government has made ASHA and ANMs “smarter” by proving them smart phone as now they would be just a call away from the crisis.
“Our Prime Minister wants to develop some cities as smart cities and here we are strengthening the delivery system by making Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) and Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANMs) smarter. If they improve their delivery system the infant and mother mortality rate will come down in no time,” Yadav said during launch of M-Sehat project at his official residence here on Tuesday.
The M-Sehat project was launched as a pilot scheme in five districts - Bareilly, Kannauj, Mirzapur, Sitapur and Faizabad. Under the project 10,000 ASHA, 2000 ANMs, 300 medical officials/in-charge medical officers would be given smart phones or tablets. They would be given training as how to use these gadgets and other Apps being launched by the Government. The scheme, sponsored by State Health Department, would be monitored by SIFPSA
Around 10 lakh people in the identified five districts would be benefited during the pilot project. “The Government is committed to improve health system in State. Many a time precious lives are lost during complication in pregnancy. By the time villagers inform ANMs and who in turn inform doctor precious time is lost and more often than not it proves fatal,” he said.
The Chief Minister said this scheme would help in strengthening mother-child tracking system.