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    The document summarizes the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) program in India, which aims to screen children from birth to 18 for four types of issues - defects at birth, deficiencies, diseases, and developmental delays including disability. It will focus on children ages 0-6 at the District Early Intervention Centre level and use existing public health facilities for children 6-18. The screening will occur through various points like delivery, home visits by ASHA workers, and outreach by mobile block teams at anganwadis and schools. Conditions identified will receive free treatment. The program aims to eventually screen over 27 crore children, grouping them into ages 0-3,

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    The document summarizes the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) program in India, which aims to screen children from birth to 18 for four types of issues - defects at birth, deficiencies, diseases, and developmental delays including disability. It will focus on children ages 0-6 at the District Early Intervention Centre level and use existing public health facilities for children 6-18. The screening will occur through various points like delivery, home visits by ASHA workers, and outreach by mobile block teams at anganwadis and schools. Conditions identified will receive free treatment. The program aims to eventually screen over 27 crore children, grouping them into ages 0-3,

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    Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram

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    Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram

    Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) is a new initiative aiming at early identification 
    and  early  intervention  for  children  from  birth  to  18  years to cover 4 ‘D’s viz. Defects at 
    birth,  Deficiencies,  Diseases,  Development  delays  including  disability.
    It is important to note that the 0 - 6 years age group will be specifically managed at  District 
    Early  Intervention  Centre  ( DEIC ) level  while  for  6 -18  years  age  group,  management 
    of conditions  will  be  done  through  existing  public  health facilities.  DEIC will act as
    referral linkages for both the age groups.
    First level of screening is to be done at all delivery points through existing Medical Officers,
    Staff Nurses and ANMs. After 48 hours till 6 weeks the screening of new-borns will be done
    by ASHA at home as a part of HBNC package. Outreach  screening  will  be  done  by 
    dedicated  mobile  block  level  teams  for  6  weeks  to  6 years at anganwadis centres and 6 -
    18 years children at school.
    Once the child is screened and referred from any of these points of identification, it would be
    ensured that the necessary treatment/intervention is delivered at zero cost to the family.

    TARGET AGE GROUP

    The services aim to cover children of 0 -6  years of  age  in  rural  areas  and  urban  slums  in
    addition  to  children  enrolled  in  classes  I toXII in  Government  and  Government  aided 
    Schools. It is expected that these services will reach to about 27 crores children in a phased
    manner. The broad category of age group and estimated beneficiary is as shown below in the
    table. The children have been grouped in to three categories owing to the fact that different
    sets of tools would be used and also different set of conditions could be prioritized.

    HEALTH CONDITIONS TO BE SCREENED

    Child Health Screening and Early Intervention Services under RBSK envisages to cover 30
    selected health conditions for Screening, early detection and free management.  States and
    UTs may also include  diseases  namely hypothyroidism,  Sickle  cell  anaemia  and  Beta
    Thalassemia  based  on  epidemiological  situation  and availability  of  testing  and 
    specialized support facilities within State and UTs.

    Screening at Anganwadi Centre

    All pre-school children below 6 years of age would be screened by Mobile Block Health
    teams for deficiencies, diseases, developmental delays including disability at the Anganwadi
    centre at least twice a year. Tool for screening for 0-6 years is supported by pictorial,   job  
    aids   specifically   for   developmental   delays. For developmental delays children would be
    screened using age specific tools specific and those suspected would be referred to DEIC for
    further management.
    Screening at Schools - Government and Government aided

    School children age 6 to 18 years would be screened by Mobile Health teams for deficiencies,
    diseases, developmental delays including disability, adolescent health at the local schools at
    least once a year. The too used is questionnaire (preferably translated to local or regional
    language) and clinical examination.
    Composition of mobile health team

    The mobile health team will consist of four members- two Doctors (AYUSH) one male and
    one female, at least with a bachelor degree from an approved institution, one ANM/Staff
    Nurse and one Pharmacist with proficiency in computer for data management

    BY

    YASHWANTH VB
    LALDUHZUALI.K
    Final Year MSW

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