RMNCAH+N Strategy under National Health Mission

Source-This post on RMNCAH+N Strategy under National Health Missionhas been created based on the article “Update on RMNCAH+N” published in “PIB” on 9 February 2024.

Why in the news?

The RMNCAH+N strategy promotes links between various interventions across thematic areas to enhance coverage of health care services.

About RMNCAH+N Strategy

Introduction– The Government of India implements Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy under National Health Mission.

Objective– To address the problem of anemia and malnutrition among women and children across the county

Various intervention under RMNCAH+N strategy

1) Mothers’ Absolute Affection (MAA)-It is implemented to improve breastfeeding coverage which includes early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for first six months

2) Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs)-They are set up at public health facilities to provide in-patient medical and nutritional care to children under 5 years of age suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with medical complications.

3) Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) -This programme is implemented to reduce anemia among six beneficiaries age group – children (6-59 months), children (5-9 years), adolescents (10-19 years), pregnant and lactating women and in women of reproductive age group (15-49 years) in life cycle approach through implementation of six interventions via robust institutional mechanism.

4) National Deworming Day (NDD)-Under this programme, albendazole tablets are administered in a single fixed day approach via schools and anganwadi centres in two rounds (February and August) to reduce the soil transmitted helminth (STH) infestation among all children and adolescents (1-19 years).

5) Monthly Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND)-It is an outreach activity at Anganwadi centers for provision of maternal and child care including nutrition in convergence with the ICDS.

6) MCP Card and Safe Motherhood Booklet-These are distributed to the pregnant women for educating them on diet, rest, danger signs of pregnancy, benefit schemes and institutional deliveries.

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