Pune Zilla Parishad, under its child tracking system, screens 47,700 children

The Digital Health Records for these children as per National digital health mission guidelines have been created and the system has aided doctors in detecting possible illnesses

The Pune Zilla Parishad under its child tracking system has screened 47,700 children, all of whom have also been checked by doctors. The Digital Health Records for these children as per National digital health mission guidelines have been created and the system has aided doctors in detecting possible illnesses.

The Pune Zilla Parishad under its child tracking system has screened 47,700 children, all of whom have also been checked by doctors. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Zilla Parishad, chief executive officer Ayush Prasad said, “Under the child tracking system, a total of 47,779 children have been screened and checked by doctors. Their Digital Health Records as per National digital health mission or NDHM guidelines have been created and this new tracking system has aided doctors in detecting possible illnesses. We have also begun the further follow up and check-up sessions of the children found with any illnesses. In this programme roughly 600 medical officers and community health officers who are trained as MBBS or BAMS doctors have been screening roughly 48,000 children and during this period 16 types of commonly found illnesses in the paediatric age groups have been detected. Any illnesses would be re-screened by paediatricians from various medical colleges of Pune.”