Why in the News?
Prime Minister has launched the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan (SNSPA) alongside the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah.
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About Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan (SNSPA):
- Launch: Introduced on 17 September 2025 by the PM, jointly led by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- Objective: Strengthen women’s, children’s, and family health services, focusing on rural, tribal, and underserved regions.
- Scale: Over 10 lakh health camps at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, Community Health Centres (CHCs), and District Hospitals.
- Screenings: Anaemia, hypertension, diabetes, TB, breast and cervical cancers, sickle cell disease, reproductive health conditions.
- Services offered: Maternal, child, adolescent health including antenatal care, immunisation, nutrition counselling, menstrual hygiene, mental health, lifestyle awareness.
- Digital Monitoring: SASHAKT portal ensures real-time data tracking and transparency.
- Jan Bhagidaari: Collaboration with private hospitals, SHGs, Anganwadis, Panchayati Raj institutions, volunteers.
- Tribal Focus: Specialised medical services and tailored counselling for remote and tribal areas.
What is Rashtriya Poshan Maah?
- Overview: Part of POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission); celebrated annually since 2018.
- 2025 Edition: 8th Poshan Maah, aligned with SNSPA for synergised impact.
- Aim: Mobilise communities to improve nutrition of children, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and adolescent girls.
- Activities: Poshan Panchayats, health and nutrition camps, recipe demos, rallies, school-Anganwadi outreach, Jan Andolan approach.
- Focus Areas (2025):
- Anaemia Mukt Bharat and micronutrient awareness.
- Complementary feeding practices for infants and toddlers.
- Poshan-Vatika (nutri-gardens) for food security.
- Promotion of traditional and regional diets for sustainable nutrition.
| [UPSC 2024] With reference to the ‘Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan’, consider the following statements:
1. This scheme guarantees a minimum package of antenatal care services to women in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy and six months post-delivery health care service in any government health facility. 2. Under this scheme, private sector health care providers of certain specialities can volunteer to provide services at nearby government health facilities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Options: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only* (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 |
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