24-May-2014
CHANDIGARH : The Haryana Government has submitted Rs 810-crore Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) to the central government for launching key vertical programmes which include mental health and healthcare of the elderly persons in the state.
Stating this here today, Haryana Health Minister Rao Narender Singh said out of the total amount, Rs 188 crore had been proposed for such new vertical programmes as National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), National Programme for the Healthcare of Elderly (NPCHE), National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), National Oral Health Program (NOHP), National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (NPCDCS).
He said under the PIP, the other initiatives proposed include construction of four Maternal and Child Health Wings at Sirsa, Narnaul, Jhajjar and Ambala; Preconception Care Package; Infant Young Child Feeding counseling centres; Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) room; establishment of New Nutrition Rehabilitation Center (NRC); Diarrhea training and treatment units (DTTU); Strengthening of Peer Learning and skill Demonstrations Sites (PLSDS) in seven High Priority Districts and Newborn Screening Lab.
He said 16 DEICc had been constructed in the state and equipment for 21 DEICs had been procured. Five new MMUs had also been procured. During the current year, there is a plan to open New AFHC in 11 districts in sub-divisional hospitals.
With a view to extending the health services offered in the state, emphasis had also been laid on maternal and child health care programmes, he added.
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