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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released updated Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0 Guidelines, expanding screening and care for children across India.
About Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)
- Launched: 2013
- Under: National Rural Health Mission
- Aim:
- Improve child health outcomes
- Provide early detection and free treatment
Target Group
- Children from birth to 18 years
Core Focus: “4Ds”
- Defects at birth
- Diseases
- Deficiencies
- Developmental delays (including disabilities)
Coverage
- Screens for 32 health conditions
- Provides:
- Free treatment
- Surgical interventions (if required)
| [2023] Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy: 1. It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents and pregnant women. 2. It runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping at the time of child- birth. 3. It provides for periodic deworming to children and adolescents. 4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis. How many of the statements given above are correct? [A] Only one [B] Only two [C] Only three [D] All four |
