Routine Immunization & UHND
Immunization Programme is one of the key interventions for protection of children from life threatening conditions, which are preventable. It is one of the largest immunization programme in the world and a major public health intervention in the country. Health department, HMC is providing vaccination to prevent seven vaccine preventable diseases i.e. Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, severe form of Childhood Tuberculosis and Hepatitis B, Hiaemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and Diarrhea- (Under the Universal Immunization Programme, Government of India) to all pregnant mother and children upto 16 years attending at UPHCs maintaining national immunization schedule by technically trained vaccinators.
Urban Health and Nutrition Day (UHND) serve as a common platform to deliver maternal, child health care and nutrition services to the urban poor population with the help of the Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), the Anganwadi Worker (AWW) and Health of the Urban Poor ( HUP ) frontline workers and Mahila Arogya Samiti (MAS) members. It helps in delivering health care services at the doorstep of the unserved and underserved urban population thereby , leading to an improvement in the health status of the urban poor . Through this programme following Services are being provided by Health department, HMC:
- Supplementary Nutrition
- Immunization
- Health Check-up
- Referral Services
- Pre – School Education
- Nutrition & Health Education
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
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Birth & Death Certificate
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Services
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Burning Ghat & Burial Ground
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Health Establishments/ Units