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Strengthen RBSK to provide better care for children: Mysuru ZP CEO
Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer S. Yukesh Kumar has directed officials to strengthen the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) and ensure better medical care for children of Anganwadis and schools who are suffering from health issues.
At a district-level review meeting of national health programmes, Mr. Kumar instructed officials to conduct regular health screenings at schools and Anganwadis to identify diseases at an early stage and provide timely treatment.
'Children with heart ailments must be provided with specialised treatment and surgeries at superspecialty hospitals to help reduce infant mortality,' he said.
Mr. Kumar said that follow-up and completion of treatment for children referred for further care must be ensured and called for necessary action based on reports from the district-level technical expert committee in cases of maternal and infant deaths to identify lapses and initiate action against those responsible.
He instructed officials to achieve 100% targets under the Kayakalpa scheme in the financial year 2025-26, and directed all health centres to reach 100% progress in the next three months.
Mr. Kumar stressed the importance of strict biomedical waste disposal at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs as per government guidelines and added that cases of Covid-19, Influenza H1N1, dog bites, and snake bites must be mandatorily reviewed with appropriate action taken.
He directed officials to bring down the TB death rate to below 5%, expedite leprosy surveys, and report all suspected cases immediately.
Mr. Kumar instructed that Manochaitanya counselling centres should operate every Tuesday, and photos of activities should be filed for documentation.
Officials from District Health and Family Welfare Departments, including RCH officers, TB control officers, leprosy eradication officers, vector-borne disease control officers, surveillance officers, and taluk medical officers attended the meeting.
