Mobile health vehicles tracked real time in T.N
- All 805 vehicles of Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) and 460 Mobile Medical Units (MMU) are now being tracked in real time in Tamil Nadu.
- The Directorate of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine has put in place a GPSbased tracking system to monitor the functioning of these mobile health units from the headquarters in Chennai.
- RBSK teams need to cover all government and governmentaided schools at least once in a year, MMUs should hold 40 medical camps per month in villages.
About Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)
- It is a new initiative aiming at early identification and early intervention for children from birth to 18 years to cover 4 ‘D’s viz. Defects at birth, Deficiencies, Diseases, Development delays including disability.
- It is important to note that the 0 – 6 years age group will be specifically managed at District Early Intervention Center (DEIC) level while for 6 -18 years age group, management of conditions will be done through existing public health facilities.
