Success-Stories-on-Health-Sector

JHarKHanD
mis For malnutrition trEatmEnt CEntErs (mtCs)/nutrition
rEHabilitation CEntrEs (nrCs)
ProblEm statEmEnt
Severe and Acute Malnutrition (SAM), increases the
risk of death among children, under five, to upto
nine times. According to NFHS-III (2005-06) about 11.8%
of children below 5 years of age, in the State, have a very
low weight for height (< - 3SD) with limited access to care.
On the basis of these estimates, at any given point in time
there may be around 5 lakh children, in Jharkhand, who
need to be treated for SAM.
Under NHM, Department of Health and Family Welfare
has established a network of 88 Malnutrition Treatment
Centre which provide facility based care and treatment
to children with severe and acute malnutrition. The State
is equipped with 1025 beds to cater to severely wasted
children.
ProgrammE DEsCriPtion
an initiative has been taken up by the
department (with support from UNICEF) to
establish a robust monitoring and reporting
system. A new online MIS has been created
which will improve the child wise data entry
through built in validation checks, improve
follow-up mechanism through SMS based
tracking, strengthen linkages between health
and ICDS to improve bed occupancy and
assist the District Collectors, Civil Surgeons
and others to track progress of malnutrition
treatment centres in their districts. The data sets
will be automatically compiled at the district/
State level and system generated reports can be
viewed by the nodal officers.
Levels of Monitoring
Under the new MIS, provisions have been
made for specific dashboards for State and
district officials, as well as system generated
letters for improving bed occupancy and
follow-up.
ProgrammE outComEs
Major advantages of the online MIS are as follows:
• accurate reporting with inbuilt checks and validation
tools.
• Real time transmission of information from the MTC
to the State level.
• Strengthening the follow up mechanism: automatic
SMS alerts to caregivers and Sahiya/AWW for timely
follow up of the children discharged from the MTCs.
• Promoting counselling at AWC level: Counselling
messages to Sahiya/AWW on topics like breast
feeding, complementary feeding, hygiene and
growth monitoring activities in order to assist her
in counselling the caregivers of children discharged
from the MTC.
• Monthly SMS to officials: The system is enabled to
send SMS to officials (State and districts) giving them a
brief report on all outcome indicators (Bed Occupancy
Rate, Cure Rate and avg. Weight gain Rate). This may
be used as a monitoring and review tool.
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Software is equipped with additional features wherein
media clipping, official letters and initiatives can be
uploaded.
Contact
Email: chjharkhand@gmail.com
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