RBSK Swasthya Kirana

Programme Description

Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) commenced from the year 2013-14 in Karnataka.

The activities are undertaken by the RBSK Mobile Health Teams comprising of 2 Medical Officers, 1 Staff Nurse and 1 Ophthalmic Assistant/ Pharmacist. Every Talukahas 2 RBSK Mobile Health Teams to conduct the Anganwadi and School health screening activities. Monitoring of the Mobile Health Team activities and to gather real time screening information of each child on a single platform, Department of Health in convergence with Department of Education came out with the Health Module in the “Student Achievement Tracking System (SATS)” which is the software of Department of Education. The Health Module named “RBSK SWASTHYA KIRANA” came into existence.

• “RBSK SWASTHYA KIRANA” software – “Health Module” implementation helps in capturing the Comprehensive newborn Screening of all newborns at the Delivery Points of Public Health Institutes and follow-up of all babies requiring intervention at the DEICs.
• SMS to School Head Master and College Principals are sent 03 days prior regarding the RBSK Mobile Health Teams visit.
• Health screening of children between 0-6 years and 6-18 years at Anganawadis, Schools and Colleges respectively, Medical and Surgical requirements of the child and those requiring further referral to Government Hospitals and referral hospitals are automatically generated along with the beneficiary details.
• SMS is also sent to the Medical Officer of the referral hospital and parents are also intimated regarding the same via SMS.
• Child health screening details, referral and follow-up information is also available.
• Health records of the newborn and all children screened at the Anganwadi, School and Colleges get automatically carried for the successive years.
• “RBSK SWASTHYA KIRANA” has also “Inventory Module” which includes information on Iron and Folic Acid tablets (IFA-Pink and IFA-Blue) distributed under Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) program. Tab. Albendazole used for Deworming children between the age group of 01-19 years are also captured in the software during National Deworming Day (NDD).
• State Government owned Programme “SHUCHI” which promotes Menstrual Hygiene among adolescents girls (10-19 years) provides Free Sanitary Napkin Pads. Complete information on its procurement, supply, distribution and current usage are gathered in the software. The software helps in implementation and monitoring, the real time data.
• Successful implementation and detailed information of the Programme is made easier with this “RBSK SWASTHYA KIRANA” software platform.

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