National Health Mission 2017

RBSK is a new initiative aimed at screening of children from 0-18 years age for 4Ds (Defects at birth, Diseases, Deficiencies and Development Delays including Disabilities). Children diagnosed and treated with illness shall receive follow up including surgeries at tertiary level, free of cost under NHM (National Health Mission).

The main programmatic components of NHM include Health System Strengthening in rural and urban areas, i.e., Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A), and Communicable and Non-Communicable diseases. The NHM envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services that are accountable and responsive to people’s needs.

The proposed plan for Oral Health Care Programme in Madhya Pradesh encompasses:

• Oral case screening programme in village and urban deprived areas including extension of dental diagnosis, services, referral at block level through dental mobile units.
• Oral case screening in schools of districts including extension of dental diagnosis, services, referral at block level through District and Civil Hospital and Dental Units of Medical Colleges. It also aims at strengthening of the tertiary level care in Dental College by Mobile Dental Units and integration of private Dental College treatment package and training of Dental Surgeons in District Hospital.