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misuse, injuries and violence (including GBV) and mental health. To further
equip the peer educators, the Ministry launched ''Saathiya Resource Kit'' in
2017. Understanding the growing number of mobile based app users, Saathiya
Salah App has also been made a part of the ''Saathiya Resource Kit''. The App is
linked to another important piece of cost-effective information platform of a
toll-free Saathiya Helpline.
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) scheme entitles all pregnant women
delivering in public health institutions to absolutely free and no expense delivery
including caesarean section.
Janani Suraksha Yojana
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the
National Health Mission. The objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal
mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women.
Family Planning
Mission Parivar Vikas was launched for substantially increasing the access to
contraceptives and family planning services in 146 high fertility districts of seven
high focus states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam) with TFR of 3 and above.
Free Drugs
The initiative has been launched with an objective to put in place systems such
as facility wise Essential Drug List (EDL), robust procurement system, IT backed
logistics and supply chain management, proper warehousing and necessary
drug regulatory and quality assurance mechanisms, standard treatment
guidelines, prescription audit and grievance redressal systems etc, to ensure
provision of quality free essential drugs.
Free Diagnostic Services
The objective behind the NHM free diagnostic services initiative is to reduce
the out-of-pocket expenditure on diagnostics as well as to improve the quality
of care. Support is provided to states for providing essential diagnostics free of
cost in public health facilities. Operational Guidelines on this initiative have
been released on 2nd July, 2015. Five states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
Maharashtra, J&K and Tripura, have already adopted the model as per the
national guidelines.
National Ambulance Services
One of the achievements of NRHM is the patient transport ambulances operating
under Dial 108/102 ambulance service. Dial 108 is emergency response system,
primarily designed to attend to patients of critical care, trauma and accident
victims etc. Dial 102 services essentially consist of basic patient transport aimed
to cater to the needs of pregnant women and children though other categories
are also taking benefit and are not excluded.