Question

Cite at least 1 program of the DOH on the following health concerns. Please indicate their scope and importance.

A. Family health

B. Maternal Health

C. Reproductive Health

Answer 1

A) Family health :-

The Expanded Program on Immunization (DOH programs related to Family Health)

>EST in 1976

>To ENSURE Infants, Children, and Mothers have access to routinely recommended Infant Childhood Vaccines

>6 vaccine-preventable diseases were initially included in the EPI

/1/ Tuberculosis

/2/ Poliomyelitis

/3/ Diptheria

/4/ Tetanus

/5/ Pertussis

/6/ Measles

B) Maternal health :-

NATIONAL SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROGRAM

Vision

For women to have full access to health services towards making their pregnancy and delivery safer

Mission

Guided by the Department of Health FOURmula One Plus thrust and the Universal Health Care Frame, the National Safe Motherhood Program is committed to provide rational and responsive policy direction to its local government partners in the delivery of quality maternal and newborn health services with integrity and accountability using proven and innovative approaches

Objectives :-

The Program contributes to the national goal of improving women’s health and well-being by:

Collaborating with Local Government Units in establishing sustainable, cost-effective approach of delivering health services that ensure access of disadvantaged women to acceptable and high quality maternal and newborn health services and enable them to safely give birth in health facilities near their homes

Establishing core knowledge base and support systems that facilitate the delivery of quality maternal and newborn health services in the country.

C) Reproductive health :-

The Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) 1 Programme was launched throughout the country on 15th October, 1997. The second phase of RCH program i.e. RCH – II was launched on 1st April, 2005. The main objective of the program was to bring about a change in mainly three critical health indicators i.e. reducing total fertility rate, infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate with a view to realizing the outcomes envisioned in the Millennium Development Goals. RMCH+A approach has been launches in 2013 and it essentially looks to address the major causes of mortality among women and children as well as the delays in accessing and utilizing health care and services.