Launch of National programme for Universal Screening of Children

The National Rural Health Mission of the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, Government of India
will launch a new initiative of Child
Health Screening and Early Intervention
Services to provide comprehensive care
to all the children. The purpose of these
services is to improve the overall quality of
life of children through early
detection of birth defects, diseases,
deficiencies, development delays
including disability.

Early identification of select health
conditions and their linkage to care,
support and treatment, under
Child Health Screening and Early
Intervention Services
will help to achieve equitable child health
care. In the long run, the programme would
prove economical for the poor and
marginalized through
reducing out of pocket expenditure,
burden of diseases,
improving health
awareness among
community,
improving the
professionalism in
service delivery and
finally strengthening
the public sector
hospitals. This would
lead to promotion of
health among
children which is of
fundamental value to
the entire nation.