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Bhopal, June 25 (HS). A mega campaign “Dastak Sah Stop Diarrhea” is going to start from today i.e. Tuesday in Madhya Pradesh for door-to-door health checkup of children. It will be inaugurated by the state's Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla at 11 am in the state capital Bhopal. During this, Minister of State for Public Health and Medical Education Narendra Shivaji Patel will also be present.
It is noteworthy that Dastak Abhiyan is conducted every year in the state to identify childhood diseases and ensure prompt treatment/referral. The main objective of the campaign is to reduce child mortality cases. In the year 2024-25, Dastak cum Stop Diarrhea Campaign will run from 25 June to 31 August 2024.
Health anomalies in children will be identified and managed
Under the Dastak Abhiyan, access, management and referral of sick newborns and children and follow-up of children discharged from hospital will be done. Supplementation of vitamin A in children between 9 months and 5 years and distribution of ORS and zinc for identification and control of diarrhea in children between 0 and 5 years of age will be done by health workers. Along with this, quick identification and management of pneumonia, congenital malformations and growth delay, severe malnutrition in children between 0 and 5 years of age will be done.
In this regard, State Information Officer Ankush Mishra said that along with screening and management of severe anaemia in children between six months and five years, advice regarding infant and child nutrition will be given to the community. Necessary diagnostic action will be taken by collecting information about the condition of partially vaccinated children or children who have missed vaccination. At the same time, he also said that during this period, work will be done to identify and treat hearing impairment and visual defects in children up to five years. Sickle cell anaemia will be identified in all identified anaemic children and appropriate arrangements will be made.