Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram is an initiative to improve child survival and quality of life Health screening mainly involves 4 D’s: Defects at birth, Deficiencies, Diseases, Developmental delays & disabilities. RBSK has 3 components:

1. Health screening at birth
2. 6 weeks to 6 years through Anganwadi platform
3. 6 years to 18 years in schools

Through active and dedicated screening of children in an early stage will definitely help improve the quality of child’s life and correction for any deviation from normal life cycle will be possible.

Activities involved:

1. Complete health check up
2. Health education on various issues
3. Imparting education on National Programmes like NLEP, NVBDCP,RNTCP

Do you believe that screening a child in an early stage will improve life in the long run?

Many parents don’t have time & neglect their own children and their health not realizing that this could lead to a disaster at the later stage of life. Have you ever thought of the pain they would go through when their own children undergoing isolation, depression due to deformities, defects from their friends?

For example: Cleft lip... which is the most common birth defects in a child. This correction is best when the child attain 10-12 weeks

Do you think giving health education in schools & in anganwadis is a tool in imparting many good practices?

We all are aware about the slogan “Practice makes a man perfect” yet we feel that we are wasting time in practicing, listening and participating, practicing in any health education programme. Have you ever analyze simple health teachings /education can earn lot of money which otherwise would go for only treating your pain?
For example: causes of diarrhea by not practicing proper hand washing technique

The last date for submission of your comments is 31st March, 2016 by 6:00 PM IST.