Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Program

The Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Program is a crucial initiative under the National Health Mission (NHM) aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality while improving overall reproductive health. The CMOH Office, Alipurduar, is committed to delivering high-quality maternal and child healthcare services to ensure a healthier future for women and children in the district.

Objectives of the RCH Program

• Maternal Health: Ensuring safe motherhood by providing antenatal and postnatal care, institutional deliveries, and emergency obstetric care.
• Child Health: Reducing neonatal, infant, and under-five mortality through immunization, nutrition support, and neonatal care services.
• Family Planning: Promoting contraceptive choices and reproductive health education to ensure informed family planning decisions.
• Adolescent Health: Addressing the health and nutrition needs of adolescents through counseling and preventive services.

Key Services Provided

• ✅ Antenatal Care (ANC) & Postnatal Care (PNC): Regular checkups, anemia screening, and nutritional support for pregnant and lactating mothers.
• ✅ Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY): Financial incentives for institutional deliveries to encourage safer childbirth practices.
• ✅ Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK): Free delivery, medicines, diagnostics, and transport for pregnant women and sick newborns.
• ✅ Immunization Services: Vaccination against preventable childhood diseases through Mission Indradhanush and routine immunization drives.
• ✅ Nutrition Support: Supplementary nutrition for malnourished children and lactating mothers under the ICDS program.
• ✅ Family Planning Services: Free distribution of contraceptives, sterilization services, and counseling for couples.
• ✅ Adolescent Health Services: School-based health programs, menstrual hygiene awareness, and counseling for reproductive health.
• ✅ High-Risk Pregnancy Management: Special care and referral services for high-risk pregnant women.

Health Facilities Under RCH in Alipurduar

• District Hospital & Sub-Divisional Hospitals providing emergency obstetric care.
• Primary Health Centers (PHCs) & Community Health Centers (CHCs) offering routine maternal and child healthcare.
• Health & Wellness Centers (HWCs) under Ayushman Bharat for comprehensive reproductive health services.
• ASHA Workers & ANMs at the grassroots level supporting maternal and newborn health.