Unsafe abortion is a significant yet to preventable cause of maternal mortality accounting for approximately 8 percent of the maternal deaths. Lack of accessibility to safe abortion services by qualified providers in hygienic condition is one of the important reasons for this. Recognizing the fact that unsafe abortion is a major concern, providing access to safe abortion services in the public sector health facilities is one of the key focus areas under National Health Mission.
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Information on Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK), Assam
Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) defines an adolescent as a person within 10-19 years of age, in urban and rural areas, includes both girls and boys, married and unmarried, poor and affluent, whether they are in school or out of school.
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Information on Sanjeevani - Village Health Outreach Programme, Assam
This unique initiative has taken up by the State to reach out the healthcare services to rural people of Assam by providing screening of communicable, non-communicable and life style diseases and laboratory investigation to the remotest corner of the State.
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Information on Snehasparsh, Assam
Snehasparsha - a Health Care Initiative for Children whereby financial assistance shall be provided for specialized treatment of children below 14 years of age afflicted with some serious ailments.
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Information on Susrusha - Financial Assistance For Kidney Transplantation, Assam
Under "Susrusha" scheme, an amount of Rs. 1.00 Lakh is given as financial assistance to people who have undergone Kidney transplantation after 1st April 2010.
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Information on Mobile Medical Unit (MMU), Assam
All districts in Assam are equipped and functional with Mobile Medical Units being administered by M/S Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust. The MMU team is led by a Medical Officer and supported by two ANMs, One Pharmacist, One Lab Technician and an Ophthalmic Support Associate.
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Directorate of Health Services, Assam
Directorate of Health Services, Assam is commited to provide preventive, promotive, curative,and quality health services at an affordable price to the people of Assam.Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has an important role in the provision and administration of health services and in order to raise the quality, extend accountability and deliver the services fairly, effectively and courteously.
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Information on Tribal RCH, Assam
Tribal RCH Programme in an initiative taken by the Government towards the people which are otherwise deprived of health care facilities due to geographical backwardness, lack of sufficient health infrastructure and human resources, etc.
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Website of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Assam
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to provide healthcare to rural population throughout the State with special focus on districts which have weak public health indicators and for weak infrastructure to bring about reduction in child and maternal mortality.