RMNCH+A

Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn ,Child Health and Adolescents( RMNCH+A)

The main objective of the RMNCAH+N program is to bring about a change in three critical health indicators i.e. reducing total fertility rate, infant mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio with a view to realize the outcome envisioned in the Millennium Development Goals, the National Population Policy 2000, and the Tenth Plan Document, the National Health Policy 2002 ,Vision 2020 India and Sustainable Development Goals. Monitorable indicators i.e. MMR, IMR, TFR are an endeavour to improve the goals and objectives of RMNCH+A among the vulnerable population by ensuring accessibility and availability of quality primary health care and family welfare services to them. However still there is lot of scope for improvement so that indicators are comparable with that of developed nations.

VISION: A city with no deaths occurring due to the preventable causes in mother and child, where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth celebrated, and women, babies and children survive, thrive and fulfill their dreams.

GOALS:

To reduce maternal deaths to less than 70 per 1,00,000 live births by 2030 ( SDGs)
To reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births by 2030, along with end of preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age ( SDGs)

Name, Addresses of Centers where Health Facilities are provided to the Public

Health facility	Facilities available
	Maternal Health			Child Health		Family Planning facility	Blood bank/ storage facility	Transport Facility
	ANC	Deliveries	Postnatal care	Essential newborn care	Immunization facility	Family Planning facility	Blood bank/ storage facility	Transport Facility
PGIMER	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
GMCH-32	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
GMSH-16	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
ESI-Hospital Ramdarbar	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	X	✔
CH-Manimajra	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CH Sector 22	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
CH Sector 45	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	X	✔
HWCs	✔	X	✔	X	✔	✔	X	✔

STRATEGIES UNDERTAKEN TO ACHIEVE THE TARGETS AND GOALS

Maternal Health Achievements and Indicators

Brief Activities and achievements under Maternal Health (Click here to View)
Glipmses of Supportive Supervison activites and Healthcare delivery services at Health facilities in Chandigarh (Click here to View)

CHILD HEALTH( PRIORITY INTERVENTIONS (REDUCTION IN INFANT MORTALITY RATE)

The Infant Mortality Rate of UT Chandigarh is now 13 for reference year 2018 and has decreased by 1 point (earlier was 14) as per SRS published in May 2020.

Priority Interventions (Reduction In Infant Mortality Rate) (Click here to View)

IMPLEMENTATION OF PC& PNDT

The PC&PNDT Act (Pre conception pre natal diagnostic techniques) is to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations of sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto....Read more about implementation of PC & PNDT Act in Chandigarh

In compliance of the directions passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Writ Petition (c) No. 341 of 2008- Sabu George Vs. UoI & Ors: Section 22 of the PC-PNDT Act 1994 prohibits any advertisement in any form including internet relating to preconception and prenatal determination of the sex or sex selection (Download detailed order click here..)

IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMME

India is the first country that launched a National Family Planning Programme in 1952, emphasizing fertility regulation for reducing birth rates to the extent necessary to stabilize the population at a level consistent with the socio-economic development and environment protection. The NRHM provides a policy framework for advancing goals and prioritizing strategies during the next decade, to meet the reproductive and child health needs of the people of India, and to achieve replacement level of total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.1 by 2017 (12th plan goal)..Read more about implementation of Family Planning Programme in Chandigarh

STRATEGIES ADOPTED TO IMPROVE CHILD SEX RATIO

Formation of Committees as per norms
Medical audit of all the cases undergoing Ultra sound /genetic test and MTPs.
Extensive health talks under ARSH Programme.
Health talks with beneficiaries at the Community level and decision makers in the family
Establishment of Gender equity cell/PCPNDT cell.
Implementation of WIFS programme .
Collaboration has been done with School health programme, SWDs, Education department.
Extensive IEC in the colleges .
Health Talks with beneficiaries at the Community level and decision maker in the family .

IMPLEMENTATION OF MOTHER & CHILD TRACKING SYSTEM/ RCH Portal

Tracking of Pregnant Mothers and Children has been recognized as a priority area for providing effective healthcare services to Mothers during ANCs and PNC services and immuniation in Children.

Mother and Child Tracking System has been implemented in UT Chandigarh since June 2011. The quality offline documentation is being done by the ANMs which is regularly monitored by the supervisory teams on regular basis during the field visits and are also monitored by DFWO in monthly and other review meetings.
Online Date Transmission of MCTS software through webportal http://nrhm-mcts.nic.in initiated w.e.f June,2011.
State Project e-Mission Team constituted under the leadership of Worthy Secretary health for Effective monitoring of MCTS. As per guidelines of GOI a State Project e-Mission Team for monitoring the Mother & Child Tracking System is constituted in UT Chandigarh
The MCTS is presently upgraded to the new version of RCH portal, which is the cloud based solution having complete traking of eligile couples, pregnent women, children services.

IMPLEMETATION OF ARSH PROGRAMME

Objective :

Reduce teenage pregnancies
Meeting unmet contraception needs,
Reducing number of teenage maternal deaths
Reducing incidence of STIs and RTIs
Reducing proportion of HIV infections among this age group, Nutritional anemia, Implementation of WIFS Programme

STRATEGIES ADOPTEDARSH PROGRAMME Mapping for School going, out of school married/unmarried adolescents has been completed, peer group leaders has been completed. 10 ARSH Clinics are functional

TOT, training of all Health Providers, AWWs has been completed.
Peer group leaders shall be trained by the end of first quarter
ARSH shall be an agenda in all VHNDS meetings.
AFHC are functional at 10 health centres and data being generated in transmitted to MOHFW, GOI on monthly basis.Health Talks with beneficiaries at the Community level and decision maker in the family

Information Education Communication Activities under the programme(Click here to download)

Contact detail of Programme Officer:

Dr. Vandana Mohan

Programme Officer-RCH

UT-Chandigarh

Contact no. 0172-2700928

Email Address: porchchd[at]gmail[dot]com

District Family Welfare Officer, 4^th Floor, New Administrative Block, GMSH, Sector 16, Chandigarh

Contact no. 0172-2700928

Email Address: dfwochd[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in

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Glimpses of activities of Child Health Programme, National Health Mission, U.T Chandigarh	3.51 MB
Glimpses of activities of Maternal Health Programme, National Health Mission, U.T Chandigarh	696.03 KB