Under National Health Mission, Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) was observed from 28th July to 8th August, 2014 for control of deaths due to Diarrhoea across all states AND UTs.
The activities under IDCF mainly included- awareness generation activities, diarrhoea management service provision, establishing ORS-Zinc demonstration sites, ORS distribution by ASHA through home visits, detection of undernourished children and their treatment, promotion of appropriate Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices by ASHA and establishing IYCF corners.
Around 1.9 crore under-five children were benefitted and prophylactic ORS packets were distributed to them with counselling for care during diarrhoea by the ASHAs.
The measures taken by the Government for management of childhood diarrhoea are given below:
I. Early detection of cases from community with provision of primary care with ORS and Zinc dispersible tablets and referral to facilities for appropriate treatment by the health workers trained in Integrated management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI)
II. Health, hygiene and nutrition education to the mothers at Village health and Nutrition Days (VHNDs)
III. Observation of Integrated Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) for mass awareness generation on prevention and control of diarrhoea, service delivery provisions along with information, education and communications on appropriate Infant and Young Child feeding practices.
IV. Surveillance activities to detect outbreaks of Diarrhoea through Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) are also carried out.
The Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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