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6:07 PM on July 26, 2008
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"Vande mataram" scheme envisages provision of free OPD services including ante natal check up to all pregnant women and family planning counseling to new mothers regularly by the public and private facilities on a fixed date each month would improve the access of pregnant women to ante natal check up and thus, reduce maternal and neonatal deaths significantly.
With a view to obviate the problem of lack of Gynaecologists, it is proposed to take up the scheme titled “Vande Mataram" for providing free safe motherhood services including immediate post natal care on a fixed date of every month by all Gynaecologist both in public arid private facilities including NGOs..
Objectives
1. To bring about the change in health seeking behaviour of and for expectant and new mothers and to create awareness in the family and community the need for safe motherhood.
2. To involve and utilize the vast resources and specialist l trained workforce available in the private sector and the private sector infrastructure for providing obstetric care on the 9'" of every month.
3. To improve the acceptance and access to family planning methods through improved family planning counseling during both ante natal and post natal period.
4. To detect for management of RTI/STI cases in pregnant women.
5. To improve institutional delivery.
6. To reduce the incidence and prevalence of nutritional anaemia in pregnant women.
7. To strengthen Public, private and civil society partnership.
Strategy
1. The scheme, which is a step towards public-private and civil society partnership, will be a voluntary scheme under the auspicious of the FOGSI, eventually such gynaecologists / Lady doctors who are not members of FOGSI will also be able to participate.
2. It proposes to involve practicing Obstetricians and Gynecologists from the Government sector, the private sector including NGOs for providing the free OPD Services and ante natal check up to all pregnant women on a: fixed date, that is on the 9th of every month at their clinics or by visiting the nearest CHC/ Public hospital.
Activities
At Private facility
1. Gynecologists /Lady doctors will provide free antenatal /post natal services for pregnant women/new mothers and family planning services on the 9th Of every month.
2. Refer such women requiring treatment for complications if necessary, to pre identified and designated centres.
At public facilities
1. In case some gynaecologists l lady doctors' in private sector volunteer, they could be permitted to visit nearby CHC/FRU/Sub-district hospital for this purpose.
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10:54 PM on July 26, 2008
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