Which one of the following illnesses is not covered under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram?
Childhood cancer
RBSK screens for the '4 Ds': Defects at birth (including Down syndrome), Diseases (including rheumatic heart disease), Deficiencies (including goitre/iodine deficiency), and Developmental delays/disabilities, covering 30 defined health conditions. Childhood cancer is not part of the standard RBSK list of covered conditions.
Important Questions from National Child Health Programmes
Which of the following are correct regarding activities under the Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) programme?
1. Administration of supervised weekly iron-folic acid supplements of 100 mg elemental iron and 500 $\mu$g folic acid
2. Administration of supervised weekly iron-folic acid supplements of 60 mg elemental iron and 0.5 mg folic acid
3. Biannual de-worming with albenzadole
4. Annual de-worming with albendazole
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Under the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness, caretakers are advised to return immediately to a health facility, if
1. Any sick child is not able to drink or breast feed.
2. Fast breathing or difficult breathing, in a child who has no pneumonia
3. Blood in stool, in a child with diarrhoea
4. Conjunctivitis in a child with measles
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- Which one of the following statements is correct regarding the Government of India program 'Home-based care of the young child' ?
- Which one of the following is the correct schedule for home visits by an Accredited Social Health Activist for facility-born newborn babies?
The specific goals for 2025 under the integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea (GAPPD) are all of the following EXCEPT:
