Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 29: Continuing its efforts towards reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), the State of Jammu and Kashmir has once again registered a significant decline in the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 26 per 1000 live births to 24 per 1000 live births (8% decline) as per latest Sample Registration System (SRS) Bulletin issued by Registrar General, India.
Amongst 21 bigger States, Jammu and Kashmir is at the 6th position from the top after Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Maharashtra and Punjab. The Bulletin further reveals that the State is near to achieve gender parity in child survival with a gap of only one point.
Speaking on the achievement, Bali Bhagat, Minister for Health & Medical Education Department, said that this achievement has been possible due to efforts of Dr Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary Health & Medical Education and Dr Mohan Singh, Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K.
He also recognized the continuous support given by Principal GMC Jammu/Srinagar, Director Health Services Jammu/Kashmir, Director Family Welfare J&K, Director SKIMS Srinagar and Director ISM, J&K for their efforts to improve maternal and new born care in the State which resulted in decrease in IMR.
The Minister said that in order to strengthen the maternal and child care in peripheral and tertiary health care institutions, Health and Medical Education Department has taken various initiatives under NHM like strengthening of NICUs at GMCs, establishment of Special New-born Care Units (SNCUs) at District Hospitals, New Born Stabilization Units (NBSUs) at CHCs and New Born Care Corners (NBCCs) in all delivery points, strengthening of labour rooms and OTs in all delivery points, ensuring institutional and safe deliveries.
“The Newborn care units are being strengthened in terms of equipment, drugs and consumables, dedicated human resource and annual operational cost for smooth running of the units. The capacity building of human resource working in these units is being done in collaboration with National Collaborative Centre (NCC) for Facility Based Newborn Care, New Delhi”, he said.
In addition all the infants admitted in newborn care are being provided treatment and nutritional support free of cost under JSSK scheme of NHM, he further added.
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