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FAMILY WELFARE
The Directorate of Family Welfare was established in the year 1976 as a part of the Directorate of Health Services subsequently around 1992-93, the department of Family Welfare was separately administratively from Director of Health Services . GOALS: 1) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR2) 2) Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR 3) Total Fertility Rate (TFR
NGOS IN THE FOLLOWING HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES A) To facilitate provision of antenatal and natal services to pregnant women. B)To facilitate provision of family planning services C)Implementation of UIP (Universal Immunization Program) D)Surveillance of VPD (Vaccine Preventable Diseases) E) Implementation of Pulse Polio Program.
Various Activities under Dte. of Family Welfare :Family Welfare: - One of the immediate objectives of the National Population Policy is to address the unmet need of contraception. In Delhi the unmet need of Family planning is 7.8% and for spacing it is 3.3%.The Contraceptive prevalence rate is 66.9 % for any method and for any
modern method it is 56.5%. (NFHS-3). Family Planning pertains not only to population stabilization but also brings down the IMR and MMR hence improving the quality of life. Immunization: - Directorate of Family Welfare is involved in the state in planning, implementing, coordinating, supervising and monitoring immunization services in the state of Delhi through more than 700 health units under administrative controls of various organizations like DHS, MCD, NDMC, etc. In a recent Concurrent Evaluation of NRHM 2009, percentage of fully immunized children in Delhi is 88.7%.
Maternal health : Maternal Health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It encompasses the healthcare dimensions of , preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care in order to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. CHILD HEALTH: The DFW plans, implements, coordinates and monitors various initiatives under child health in the state to bring down the IMR and NMR. These initiatives are: Up gradation of SNCUs, NBSUs, NBCCs and NRCs in the hospitals of Delhi Govt to provide quality care to the sick and vulnerable newborns. Tracking of sick admitted children through MCTS. Coordination with ASHA and AWW for Home based newborn care Identification and treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition as per treatment protocols of GOI. Implementation of IMNCI for identification and timely referral of sick children
tablets and distribution to the various health agencies of Delhi to reduce the morbidity and mortality from Diarrheal diseases and Anemia.
MTP Act: - The Indian abortion laws fall under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, which was enacted by the Indian Parliament in the year 1971. The MTP Act came into effect from April 1, 1972 and was amended in 1975 and 2004. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act of India clearly states the conditions under which a pregnancy can be ended or aborted, the persons who are qualified to conduct the abortion and the place of implementation. Human Resource Development: For successful implementation of any health programme capacity building is imperative.
The directorate has a State level institute i.e. Health & Family Welfare Training Centre situated in Saraswati
Vihar where the knowledge and skills of various categories of health functionaries is updated by providing various trainings like safe immunization, Adolescent health, IMNCI, Alternative methodology Post Partum Program: - PPP is a hospital based maternity center approach for family welfare program as at this time women are most receptive to adopt F.W. services. There are number of P.P. units in various hospitals of Delhi under administrative control of different agencies for which manpower, logistics and finance is provided by this directorate.
Coordination with NGOs: - Grant-in-Aid is provided to number of NGOs in the state of Delhi for efficient implementation of Family Welfare programs. The various responsibilities of DFW are to release timely grants, logistics, monitoring, hold quarterly meetings and training of the staff.
Mass Education Media Department: - Co-ordination & execution for all IEC activities through print, outdoor and electronic media related to various programs.
Medical Store: - Situated at 2- Battery Lane, Rajpur Road, stocks, maintains cold chain, distributes all the vaccines and logistics related to UIP and Family Welfare programs to the entire state of Delhi (also working out requirement of Logistics in Delhi as per BR & TFR & project the need to GOI)
Monitoring & Evaluation: - The directorate collects, compiles, analyses the information/data regarding family welfare activities undertaken by the health providing agencies. CHILD HEALTH: The DFW plans, implements, coordinates and monitors various initiatives under child health in the state to bring down the IMR and NMR. These initiatives are: Upgradation of SNCUs, NBSUs, NBCCs and NRCs in the hospitals of Delhi Govt to provide quality care to the sick and vulnerable newborns.
Coordination with ASHA and AWW for Home based newborn care Identification and treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition as per treatment protocols of GOI. Implementation of IMNCI for identification and timely referral of sick children Procurement of ORS packets, Zinc tablets and IFA tablets and distribution to the various health agencies of Delhi to reduce the morbidity and
mortality from Diarrheal diseases and Anemia. MTP Act: - The Indian abortion laws fall under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, which was enacted by the Indian Parliament in the year 1971. The MTP Act came into effect from April 1, 1972 and was amended in 1975 and 2004. Human Resource Development: For successful implementation of any health programme capacity building is imperative. The directorate has a State level institute i.e. Health & Family Welfare Training Centre situated in Saraswati Vihar where the knowledge and skills of various categories of health functionaries is updated by providing various trainings like safe immunization, Adolescent health, IMNCI, Alternative methodology of IUCD insertion, IYCF practices etc. It also collaborates with major hospitals of Delhi for provision of hands on training for improving skills of health care functionaries like Skill Birth Attendant
training, IUCD training, NSSK , IMNCI etc.The service providers of all the health agencies in Delhi are being trained here.
Post Partum Program: -PPP is a hospital based maternity center approach for family welfare program as at this time women are most receptive to adopt F.W. services. There are number of P.P. units in various hospitals of Delhi under administrative control of different agencies for which
Coordination with NGOs: - Grant-in-Aid is provided to number of NGOs in the state of Delhi for efficient implementation of Family Welfare programs. The various responsibilities of DFW are to release timely grants, logistics, monitoring, hold quarterly meetings and training of the staff.
Mass Education Media Department: - Co-ordination & execution for all IEC activities through print, outdoor and electronic media related to various programs.
Medical Store: - Situated at 2- Battery Lane, Rajpur Road, stocks, maintains cold chain, distributes all the vaccines and logistics related to UIP and Family Welfare programs to the entire state of delhi
Monitoring & Evaluation: - The directorate collects, compiles, analyses the information/data regarding family welfare activities undertaken by the health providing agencies. Chief Minister