1. Mother and Child Health/Nutrition Initiatives Department of Health Gilgit-Baltistan Presented By Muhammad Abbas Program Coordinator Nutrition Program Department of Health GB

2. Goal and Objectives of MNCH /Nutrition Program
Goal of MNCH/Nutrition program Program GB
The program goal is to improve Maternal, Newborn and Child Health of the population, particularly among its poor, marginalized and disadvantaged segments.
To improve the accessibility of quality and effective MNCH services for all, through development and implementation of an integrated and sustainable MNCH program at all levels of the Health Care delivery system.
To improve nutrition status of the papulation of GB particularly mother, children and adolescents
To reduce malnutrition (stunting ,wasting and underweight)
To reduced micronutrients deficiencies(iron, iodine, zinc Calcium, vitamin- A,D etc)
Objectives of MNCH/Nutrition program
To reduce under five mortality rate Present in 91.8/1000 lb to 45/1000 lb by the year 2019.
To reduce Newborn Mortality Rate Present in 39/1000 lb to 25/1000 lb by the year
To reduce Infant Mortality Rate Present in 73.5/1000 lb to 40/1000 lb by the year 2019.
To Reduce Maternal Mortality Ratio Present 290/ lb to 140 lb by the year 2019.
To increase the Proportion of deliveries attended by skilled birth attendants at home or in health facilities present 55% to 90% by the year 2019
To Increase Contraceptive Prevalence Rate present 27% to 55% by the year 2019

3. cont. To reduce stunting 46% to 20 % by 2025
To reduce wasting 4% to 0% by 2025
To reduce underweight 19% to 5% by 2025
To reduce anemia in children 40% to 20% by 2025
To reduce anemia in pregnant women 35% to 15% by 2025
To reduce goiter 3% to 0 % by 2025
To improve knowledge regarding iodize salt 78% to 100%
To improver birth spacing
To improve contraceptive procedures
To improve 100% coverage of immunization ,vaccination
To improve knowledge regarding basic Health & Nutrition among the the papulation
To control prevalence of TB

4. Programs National program for family planning &primary Health care
Objectives of the program
Health and Nutrition education among the masses
Promote the contraceptive procedures among the communities
Birth spacing
Total no of LHWs 1385 ,LHWs Covered area 65%, one LHWs covered 1000 papulation
MNCH Program
Objectives of program
New born sick services
Antenatal and postnatal care services
Development of skilled birth attendance
Awareness regarding the safe deliveries among the communities
CMWs trained 184 ,deployed 84 , deployed in Hard Aears

5. Cont. EPI Program Objectives 100% converge of routine immunization
Demand creation of immunization among the communities
Prevention of polio
Vaccinator at fixed EPI center(DHQs, RHCs, Civil Hosp and field vaccination)

6. Cont. Nutrition Program Objective
Improvement of nutrition status women, children adolescents
reaction of stunting ,wasting ,underweight among the children
Prevention of micronutrient deficiencies among the papulation
Promotion of Infant young child feeding practices
Prevention of iodine deficiencies disorders
Will recruit 27 tehsil Health Education &Nutrition officers
Responsibilities
Awareness among the line department education ,WASH ,agriculture ,live stock ,food, fisheries NGOs, Religious leaders ,notables ,women, children's ,adolescents
Establishment of stabilization center to treatment of severely malnutrition children

7. Cont. TB Program Prevention of TB
TB center established each DHQ and civil Hospital
Social Health protection program
Free Health facilities for poorest families having card Benazir income support program

8. Cont.
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