Karnataka: Bleak future for school health programme

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsWith the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) mum on the future of the health checkup programme for schools in the state, the fate of lakhs of children suffering various ailments is uncertain.Suvarna Arogya Chaitanya (SAC), which was started in 2006 under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) facilitates mass health checkups of students (from class one to ten) in government, aided and unaided schools across the state with the support of Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and Department of Health and Family Welfare (DHFW). However, sources in the DPI hinted that this year mmight be the last one for SAC in the state.” We have issued nearly 11 lakh health cards to class one students this year. The health cards have the years 2005-2012 marked on them. We have not heard from the Centre or the NRHM on whether this programme will continue,” said an official on condition of anonymity. He added that doctors visiting the schools will use the same cards every year to evaluate the health of the children. DHFW’s statistics show that last year 40 per cent of school children from class one to ten were diagnosed of caries, 20 per cent with worm 2008 493705 258260 183787 2009 397546 205687 140511 2010 364452 175788 144591 2011 367362 185218 110332 Dental Anemia Caries Worm Infestations Year infestations and 12 per cent with anemia. Belgaum district has the highest cases of caries (47,420) and worm infestations (17,494) while Gulbarga leads with the most number of anemic school children (10,297). Upper respiratory tract infection, vitamin A deficiency and scabies and defection vision and hearing are some of the other ailments detected in children. Joint Director (Medical) Dr B V Karur, who is incharge of the SAC programme told Express that DHFW in 2007 had allocated funds from NRHM to the health checkup programme to link it with the Yashaswini Rural Health Scheme.first published:August 28, 2012, 08:30 ISTlast updated:August 28, 2012, 08:30 IST
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With the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) mum on the future of the health checkup programme for schools in the state, the fate of lakhs of children suffering various ailments is uncertain.

Suvarna Arogya Chaitanya (SAC), which was started in 2006 under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) facilitates mass health checkups of students (from class one to ten) in government, aided and unaided schools across the state with the support of Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and Department of Health and Family Welfare (DHFW).

However, sources in the DPI hinted that this year mmight be the last one for SAC in the state.

” We have issued nearly 11 lakh health cards to class one students this year.

The health cards have the years 2005-2012 marked on them.

We have not heard from the Centre or the NRHM on whether this programme will continue,” said an official on condition of anonymity.

He added that doctors visiting the schools will use the same cards every year to evaluate the health of the children.

DHFW’s statistics show that last year 40 per cent of school children from class one to ten were diagnosed of caries, 20 per cent with worm 2008 493705 258260 183787 2009 397546 205687 140511 2010 364452 175788 144591 2011 367362 185218 110332 Dental Anemia Caries Worm Infestations Year infestations and 12 per cent with anemia.

Belgaum district has the highest cases of caries (47,420) and worm infestations (17,494) while Gulbarga leads with the most number of anemic school children (10,297).

Upper respiratory tract infection, vitamin A deficiency and scabies and defection vision and hearing are some of the other ailments detected in children.

Joint Director (Medical) Dr B V Karur, who is incharge of the SAC programme told Express that DHFW in 2007 had allocated funds from NRHM to the health checkup programme to link it with the Yashaswini Rural Health Scheme.