NATIONAL PROGRAMS &

AGENCIES RELATED TO
WELFARE SERVICES TO
THE CHILDREN
Anna Shaju
Roll no :11
5 th sem Bsc Nursing
Govt college of nursing Kottayam
 INTRODUCTION
During the preindependence era, the situation of public
health was precarious. After independence, the
Government of India reorganized healthcare delivery
system to provide three-tier health services through a
network of National Health Programs. These programs
were launched to combat health problems like
communicable diseases, environmental sanitation,
population explosion, and poor nutrition.
 NATIONAL HEALTH
PROGRAMS
National health programs for the children are run by the
Ministry of Family welfare and under the NRHM schemes
in India there are:
1)Preventive and promotive health care
services:
 Mission Kishoruday 2013
 Mission Indradhanush 2014
 Mission immunisation program
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2)National nutritional program
Integrated Child Development Services Scheme
(ICDS)
Schemes for adolescent girls
Mid-day Meal Program (MMP)
Special Nutrition Program (SP)
Vitamin A Prophylaxis Program
National Nutritional Anemia Prophylaxis program
National iodine deficiency disorders control
program
Balwadi nutritional program
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3) Maternal and Child Health program and
schemes:
 Safe motherhood and neonatal surveillance
 National Rural Health Mission
4)Programs for communicable diseases
 National Vector Born Disease Control Program
 National Leprosy Eradication program (NLEP)
 National Guinewarm Eradication program
 Yaws Eradication program
 National AIDS Control program
MISSION KISHOR UDAY 2013
 IAP has already started 'Mission Kishore Uday' to address the
health needs of the adolescents in India.
 Under the 'Mission Kishore Uday' IAP members should care of 0-
18 years of age group children by increasing awareness and
counseling on normal body developments, on avoiding or
minimizing the risk-taking behavior, on sexuality issues, and
continuously encouraged '2L' of positive parenting:
 (Love for teenager, set (L)imits, and keep attitude and effective
communication with the children etc.
 MISSION INDRADHANUSH
2014
"Mission Indradhanush" is a health mission of the government of India.
To strengthen and re-energize the programme and achieve full
immunization coverage for all children and pregnant women at a rapid
pace,
"Mission Indradhanush" was launched by Union Health Minister Jagat
Prakash (J.P.) Nadda on 25 December
2014. The Mission Indradhanush, depicting seven colors of the
rainbow, aims to cover all those children by 2020 who are either
unvaccinated, or are partially vaccinated against seven vaccine
preventable diseases which are
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poliomyelitis,Diphtheria,Pertussis,Tetanus,Measles,TB,Hepatitis B
 Objective :
The ultimate goal of Mission Indradhanush is to ensure immunization of
under 2 years age children and all pregnant women with available vaccine
by 2020.
The long-term goal of Mission Indradhanush is to strengthen the health
system through collaboration of central and state government and
development partners.
Earlier, the increase in full immunization coverage was 1% in 2014 which
has increased to 6.7% in 2015 through the first two phases of Mission
Indradhanush. Four phases of Mission Indradhanush have been
conducted till August 2017 and more than 2.53 crore children and 68 lakh
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pregnant women have been vaccinated.
 INTEGRATED CHILD
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (ICDS)
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The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare" launched this scheme in October 1975 in India.)
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Objectives
To improve the health of all pregnant and lactating mothers and all children 0-6 years of
age.
To maintain nutritional status and optimal growth and development of all children at 0-6
years of age.
Promote optimal health and provision of nutritional and hygiene education to all the
pregnant and lactating mothers and give non-formal education to preschool children (age
between 3-6 years).
Supplementary feeding / complementary feeding for all children.
Growth monitoring and health promotion
Health checkup and nutritional health education
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 SCHEMES FOR ADOLESCENTS
GIRLS
The ministry of health and child welfare"has
launched various schemes for adolescent
girls.
 Kishori Shakti Yojna, by ICDS.
 Nutritional program for adolescent girls.
 Rajiv Gandhi scheme for empowerment of
adolescent girls. (sabala)
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MID-DAY MEAL PROGRAM
 Mid-day Meal Program was launched in India in 1961. The Mid-
day Meal program is also known as School lunch program.
 Objectives:
 To attract the more children for admission to school and retain
them.
 To improve school attendance as well as educational
performance of students
 To increase literacy rate of children.
SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAM
( (MHFW).
SNP)
The Special Nutritional Program was started in 1970 by the government of India
Under this nutritional program children below 6 years of age, and all
pregnant and lactate mothers are benefited.
Objectives:
This program was implemented in backward rural
are as.
Supplementary food provides about 300 kcal and 10-12 gm protein/day to each
child
 Mother also receives 500 kcal and 25 gm protein per day for 300 day in a year.
This program aims are to improve the nutritional status of children under 6 years,
all pregnant and lactate mothers.
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VITAMIN A PROPHYLAXIS
 Vitamin-A Prophylaxis program was started in 1970 in India, by ministry of health and
PROGRAM
family welfare (MHFW against nutritional blindness due to vitamin- A deficiency.
 Obiectives:
 Preventing nutritional blindness due to Keratomalacia and bitot spots.
In 2006; eligible children aged between 9 months to 5 years received, vitamin-A
prophylaxis 2,00,000 IU(100mg Retinol palmitate) given orally.
 Supplementation of vitamin-A to Indian children is implemented through PHC, and sub
centers. The health workers or paramedics at the village level sub- health centers are
responsible for administering of Vitamin-A.
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NATIONAL NUTRITIONAL ANEMIA
PROPHYLAXIS PROGRAM
"National Nutritional Anemia Prophylaxis Program" was launched by Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare in 1970.
Objectives:
To decrease the prevalence of nutritional anemia in children especially under 6 years
and in pregnant and nursing mother.
To assess the Hb level in pregnant or nursing women and children.
To increase the Hb level more than 10 gm% in children.
Beneficiaries:
• The scheme is beneficiaries for the children in 1-12 years of age, and all pregnant
and nursing mother and female acceptor of terminal methods of family planning and
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IUDS.
NATIONAL IODINE DEFICIENCY
DISORDERS CONTROL PROGRAM
 Objective:
 Early diagnosis and treatment of goiter and iodine
deficiency disorders.
 To ensure 100% consumption of adequately iodated
salt (15 ppm) at house hold level.
 Laboratory monitoring of iodated salt and urinary
iodine excretion.
 Health education and publicity.
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 BALWADI NUTRITIONAL
 The Balwadi nutritional program (BNP) was launched in 1970-71.
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PROGRAM
It was started through balwadies, and day care centers, which were
run by the central government of India or five national voluntary
organizations.
 Balwadi Nutritional program (BNP) is a non- expanding and non-
plan activity of the government of India.
 In India approx 5000 balwadis were established at present about
2.29 lakhs children age between 3-6 years are being covered
under this scheme.
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 Objectives/activities:
 The supplementary nutrition containing 300 calories and
10gm protein is given for 270 days in a year to each
child per day, but more priorities is given to those
children who belong to low income group for below
poverty.
 Balwadi workers provide primary education and social or
emotional development to all children.
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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
PROGRAM AND SCHEMES
 Safe motherhood and neonatal
surveillance
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 National Rural Health Mission
(NRHM)
NRHM
 NRHM is a national health program for improving health care
delivery across rural India.
 This mission has been implemented by the govt. of India.
 The scheme proposes a number of new mechanisms for
health care delivery including training local residents such as
ASHA, and Janani Suraksha Yojana (motherhood protection
program), NRHM provides accessible, affordable, and
quality universal health care, both preventive and curative
 It also aims at improving hygiene and sanitation infrastructure.
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Objectives:
 Reduction of Maternal Mortality Ratio to < 109/ 10,0000 live births, by 2015
 Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate to <27/1000 live births, by2015
 Reduction of Neo-Natal Mortality Rate to < 18/1000
live births, by 2015
 To increase the early antenatal registration
 To ensure more than 3 antenatal checkups to all pregnant women and give special
attention to high risk pregnancies.
 To decrease the incidence and progress of anemia in pregnant and lactating
mothers.
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NATIONAL VECTOR BORN
DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM
 Malaria Control Program
 Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis
 Kala-Azar Control Strategies
 Japanese Encephalitis Control Strategies
 Dengue Fever Control Strategies
 Chikungunya Fever Control Strategies
National Leprosy Eradication
program (NLEP)
National Guinewarm Eradication
program
Yaws Eradication program
National AIDS Control program
Revised National Tuberculosis
Control program(RNTCP)
 CONCLUSION
 The national programs and agencies related to
welfare services to children play a vital role in
ensuring the well-being, protection, and
development of children in the country. These
initiatives have made significant contributions
to improving the lives of children, particularly
those who are vulnerable and marginalized.
 REFERENCE
 Child health nursing with
procedures for bsc nursing
students by Ankitha shakyawal.
 Essentials of Pediatric nursing by
Rimple Sharma.
Thankyou