Urban Reproductive and Child Health Programme

The provision of assured and credible primary health services of acceptable quality in urban areas has emerged as a priority for both the central and the state government in view of the increasing urbanization and growth of slums and low income population in the cities.

Goal of Urban Health Program will be to improve the health status of the urban poor community by provision of quality primary health care services. Main focus will be on minimum requirement of strategies/actions to reduce Total Fertility Rate (TFR), Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), aim at improving the Couple Protection Rate (CPR) and the immunization coverage (full immunization) as well as provide for a basic services package that needs to be initiated/ strengthened for achieving all of above

Urban Health Centers

S.No. Name Address Ward Covered Wards
1 Bedi Bandar UHC (Ek de ek) Bedi Bandar road, Nr. Railway Fatak, Jamnagar. 1 1,5
2 Gomtipur UHC Nr. Halar House, Indira Marg, Jamnagar. 9 8,9
3 Kamdar Colony UHC Kamdar Colony, Street No.3, B/h Reliance Petrol Pump 7 7,13
4 Vishramvadi UHC 54, Digvijay Plot, Shyamji Krushna Varma chok, Jamnagar. 16 12,16
5 Vambe UHC Wollanmill, Nr. 1500 Avas, Jamnagar. 6 6
6 Nilkanthnagar UHC Nanakpuri, Sindhi School, Ranjitsagar Road, Jamnagar. 17 15,17
7 Bedi-2 UHC Bedi Gram panchayat, Jamnagar. 2 2
8 Navagam Ghed UHC Navagam Ghed, B/h Dental Hospital, Jamnagar. 3 3,4
9 Ghanchiwad UHC Halai Ghanchi Jamatkhanu, Ghanchiwad, Jamnagar. 19 18,19
10 Panvada UHC Patnivad Community Hall, Panvada Chowk, Khatkivad, Jamnagar 10 10,11
11 Panakhan UHC Panakhan Main Road, Nr. Jakatnaka 15 14
12 Gulabnagar UHC Gulabnagar 9 9

Activities at Urban Health Centers (Preventive, Promotive and curative)

  • Regular OPD and lab facilities
  • Implementing all national programme
  • Maternal and child health care
  • Organising Mamta Divas
  • Family welfare activities
  • Vaccination at all UHC once a week
  • Fix day fix session for immunization in slum and slum like area
  • IEC activities on various communicable diseases
Family Planning Program

Family Planning Program started in India Since 1951-52 to Control Population in 70’s, Gov. had enforced on permanent method only Jamnagar Corporation had implemented F.P. Program in 1968.

Services Provided
  • Mother
    • ANC
      • Registration
      • 3check up
      • Providing IFA Tablets to Pregnant & Lactating mother.
      • Providing Health Services to Anaemic Mother
      • Providing referred Services to High Risk Mother
    • Delivery
      • Delivery by Trained Birth Attendant
      • To increase institutional Delivery
    • PNC
      • Minimum 6 Check up
      • New born Care
      • Referral Service to High Risk new born children
    • Providing Healthy Services for Unwanted Pregnancy
    • Providing Services for RTI/STI
  • Child Health Services
    • Immunization against T.B., Diphtheria, Hib. (H.Influenza type-B), Pertusis, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis-B, and Measles.
    • Supplementation of IFA and Vitamin-A, Mas. Deverming
    • Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI)
    • ORS Distribution
  • Family Planning Services
    • Male/Female Sterilization
    • IUD insertion
    • Oral Contraceptive Pill distribution
    • Nirodh distribution
    • Emergency Contraceptive Pill distribution
  • Registration of Live birth and Death
    • Vaccine Preventable Diseases, ARI, Diarrhoea
    • RTI/STI Cases
    • Infant & Pregnant Mother Death Registration
Immunization

Immunization is one of the most cost effective public health interventions available. Immunization services in Jamnagar Municipal Corporation area are provided by network of UHCs, Anganwadis, Private Practitioners, NGOs, Government and Trust hospitals. There are total 12 UHCs and around 300 Anganwadis which mainly provides immunization services in especially slum areas of JMC.

For Immunization activities each of UHCs is containing more or less same staff pattern like 1 Medical Officer, 1 Pharmacist (for cold chain management), 2 or more ANMs, with the supporting staff like , Urban Asha, Anganwadi worker and Anganwadi helper which is usually situated in field where Outreach sessions are carried out.

Immunization activities in Jamnagar Mahanagar Seva Sadan are carried out under Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). Under this programme Corporation provides free of cost vaccination the beneficiaries. (i.e. the pregnant women and the children.) To reduce the Infant mortality and morbidity they are protected by BCG, Hepatitis B (birth dose), OPV, Pentavalent, Measles, DPT (booster dose), and Vitamin A, while the pregnant mothers are protected from Tetanus by Inj. Tetanus toxoid. This department also organizes the Pulse Polio Immunization Programme which is also known as a ‘National Immunization Day’ and “Sub-National Immunization Day”. During this activity all the children below 5 years of age including newborns receives the two drops of life that is the Oral Polio Vaccine.

NUHM - Janani Suraksha Yojana

Scheme Implementation: 18-Oct-2006

  • Objectives
    • To reduce child mortality and maternal mortality rates.
    • To promote institutional delivery among pregnant women living BPL.
  • Eligibility
    • Pregnant women should be a member of BPL families.
    • Pregnant women belong to SC/ST.
  • Benefits
    • Rs. 600/- before delivery
NUHM - Chiranjivi Yojana

Scheme implementation: 08-Nov-2006

  • Objectives
    • To reduce child mortality and maternal mortality rates.
    • To promote institutional delivery among pregnant women living BPL.
  • Eligibility
    • Pregnant women should be a member of BPL families.
    • Pregnant women belong to ST but family income is below 1 Lac.
  • Benefits
    • Free delivery at the private Hospitals by a Gynecologist Experts.
NUHM - Bal Sakha Yojana

Scheme implementation: 22-Jan-2009

  • Objectives
    • To Reduce Infant mortality
    • To promote institutional delivery among BPL pregnant women.
  • Eligibility
    • Pregnant women should be a member of BPL families
    • Pregnant women belong to ST but family income is below 1 Lac
  • Benefits
    • Free treatment to the child (below/equal to 1 month) by the Paediatricians who has done MOU
NUHM - Dikri Sahay Yojana

Scheme implementation: 01-Apr-1987

As Per Govt. project, Rs. 6000/- and Rs. 5000/- N.S.C. is given to the couple who had undergone Sterilization after 1 or 2 daughter.( mother’s age should be upto 35 years, 1st Daughter age should be above 3 years)

NUHM - Mamta Divas (Health and Nutrition Day)
  • Micro planning for Mamta Divas abhiyaan at 300 Aaganwadi Centres (located in urban slums) is completed in order to improve immunization coverage. Adult and infant weighing machines and baby sorters scales provided at all Aaganwadi Centres so that growth monitoring of all infant and pre-school children can be done effectively
  • Micro planning for supervision of Mamta Divas activity has been finalized by ICDS and Health Supervisors for proper monitoring of it
  • It includes the following services:
    • Registration of ANC, PNC and 0 to 5 years children
    • Health check up
    • Vaccination
    • Prophylactic/ Therapeutic drug supplement
    • Counseling
School Health Program (RBSK)

Government of Gujarat has launched school health programme every year over Gujarat. Under this programme Jamnagar Mahanagar Seva Sadan arrange Health check-up for all children going to primary,secondary and aanganwadi center. & also child not going to either school or aanganwadi of age up to 18 years.

Objectives

  • Promotion of Positive Health
  • Early Diagnosis, Treatment & Follow-up
  • Provision of Health environment
  • Prevention of Diseases
  • Health Promotion Children