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 Reproductive and Child Health(RCH) camps,
which are popular as Parivar Swasthya Sewa Divas (Family
Health Day) organized at CHCs and PHCs, provide an opportunity
to integrate the efforts of providers and increase access
to reproductive health services. Each camp includes a
gynaecological check-up, child examination and immunization,
family planning counselling and services and transportation
for sterilization clients. |
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| Though sterilization camps have been
part of the family planning programme for many years,
these RCH camps are different in that they: |
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Provide assured services
as per a pre-determined calendar |
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Combine benefits of
rural outreach and high quality services |
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Provide an array of
maternal, child health and family planning services
under one roof |
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| The organization of camps involves detailed
planning relating to publicity, manpower deployment, camp
arrangements, and post-camp services including transportation,
availability of consumables and medical equipment. Each
camp is scheduled in advance and publicised. Specially
designed banners and handbills promote them as Pariwar
Swasthya Sewa Divas. In rural areas, playing attractive
jingles on audio cassettes carried around in hired rickshaws
or vehicles spreads the word. Since most of these camps
are in remote rural areas, the availability of a team
of surgeons, anaesthetist and female gynaecologist has
to be ensured from the district level. Enhanced budget
for maintenance and fuel for vehicles is provided so that
an adequate number of vehicles can be deployed to transport
doctors to RCH camp sites and sterilization clients to
their homes. SIFPSA has also provided funds for purchase
of bleach, antiseptics, gloves, medicines and laparoscopes
for use in these camps. Deputy CMOs monitor these camps
regularly. |
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 This integrated approach of providing
maternal, child health and family planning services
is found to be more cost effective and also convenient
for clients. SIFPSA has funded 60,148 camps over
a 'eight years' period from 1998. On an average,
100 clients attended each camp and more than half
of these accessed integrated MCH services. In many
districts, more than 46% of the sterilization procedures
have been performed in such camps, which indicates
their success and popularity. Assured availability
of services at these camps along with orientation
of the Pradhans to these services is also helping
raise community awareness about reproductive health
and mobilizing institutional support for them.
From September 2006 onwards, funding for RCH camps
is being done by Health Directorate, GOUP, under RCH-II
programme. SIFPSA has been monitoring these camps
through Deputy CMOs, PMUs and Head Quarter Officers,
using a standardized check list since October 2007,
to improve quality of services provided.
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the bases of monitoring reports, feed back was given
to CMOs on monthly bases to take action for
improvement in future camps. Mid-term and endline
analyses of reports was also done and report
submitted to DGFW & Principal Secratry MH & FW for
action at their level. |
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