A recently delivered woman with a 15 days old child suffering from cough, sneezing and fever needs help. She has no money for transpoation to nearby hospital. Which of the national programme can help this woman?
JSSK
Indira Gandhi YojanaF-IMNCI
F-IMNCI
Home-based Care
Ans: A. JSSK(Ref Park 24/e p476, 23/e p456, 22/e p420; Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), the national programme can help this woman. Janani-Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)The initiative entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions to absolutely free and no expense to delivery, including cesarean section.Includes free drugs and consumables, free diet up to 3 days during normal delivery and up to 7 days for cesarean section, free diagnostics, and free blood wherever required.Provides for free transpo from home to institution, between facilities in case of referral and drop back home.Similar entitlements for all sick newborns & infants accessing public health institutions for treatment till 30 days after bih.Aims to eliminate out of pocket expenses incurred by the pregnant women and sick new borns while accessing services at Government health facilities.