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Agartala, Sep 14, 2011 : An innovative project to make the mothers aware of health and hygiene via SMS from health department was launched in Kumarghat on Tuesday.
Under the new project under the National Rural Health Mission mothers will now receive health reminders on their mobile phones for regular checkups. If the concerned women do not have a mobile phone, an SMS would be sent to their family members or to the officials of the nearest health centre.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Tapan Chakraborty formally launched the Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS)- a project first to be implemented in Tripura in entire North East region .
Under this computerized programme, every new mother will receive cell phone messages and alerts relating to her and the babies’ treatment and immunization as well as health checkup dates, said Dilip Kumar Das, Chief Medical Officer of North Tripura district. The SMS would be sent in the local language and in English, two weeks and seven days before the stipulated dates of the immunizations and checkups, said Dr Das.
Similarly, pregnant women will receive alerts on the various health measures they need to take.
In order to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate, the department would provide its all efforts to track every pregnant woman to ensure delivery of baby, new and post-natal care. Besides, newborn babies would also be traced for complete immunization coverage, Das said.
Dr Das added that Data about expecting mothers and new mothers would be collected in advance and would be stored in the records of the concerned health centers of the block.
Agartala, Sep 14, 2011 : An innovative project to make the mothers aware of health and hygiene via SMS from health department was launched in Kumarghat on Tuesday.
Under the new project under the National Rural Health Mission mothers will now receive health reminders on their mobile phones for regular checkups. If the concerned women do not have a mobile phone, an SMS would be sent to their family members or to the officials of the nearest health centre.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Tapan Chakraborty formally launched the Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS)- a project first to be implemented in Tripura in entire North East region .
Under this computerized programme, every new mother will receive cell phone messages and alerts relating to her and the babies’ treatment and immunization as well as health checkup dates, said Dilip Kumar Das, Chief Medical Officer of North Tripura district. The SMS would be sent in the local language and in English, two weeks and seven days before the stipulated dates of the immunizations and checkups, said Dr Das.
Similarly, pregnant women will receive alerts on the various health measures they need to take.
In order to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate, the department would provide its all efforts to track every pregnant woman to ensure delivery of baby, new and post-natal care. Besides, newborn babies would also be traced for complete immunization coverage, Das said.
Dr Das added that Data about expecting mothers and new mothers would be collected in advance and would be stored in the records of the concerned health centers of the block.
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