Women’s health screening under SNSPA from today

BHUBANESWAR: The state government is set to begin health screening for all women under the ‘Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan’ (SNSPA), a nationwide campaign to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will formally launch the screening drive at at IDCO Exhibition Ground here in the presence of over 5,000 women beneficiaries.diabetes, oral, breast and cervical cancer, anaemia, TB, sickle cell disease, maternal health issues and other non-communicable diseases.

Health minister Mukesh Mahaling said the initiative aims at providing preventive, promotive and curative services, focusing on the well-being of women and girls of all ages. Camps will be organised at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, PHCs, UPHCs, CHCs, UCHCs and remote villages.A total of 29,000 screening camps and over 3,000 health camps have been planned during the drive. The government will prepare a digital health database of the women on the findings after their health screening,” Mahaling said.

Women beneficiaries have been advised to bring Aadhaar, ABHA ID or Ayushman cards for registration through the ministry or health mobile app. In the first phase, all female service providers and frontline workers will be screened, ensuring comprehensive coverage of women employees of the government in both rural and urban areas.

Special antenatal check-ups have also been planned for all pregnant women. While unvaccinated girls will be included in routine vaccination, anaemic women and girls will 

With an ambitious target to cover all women in 30 districts, the Health department in coordination with other departments will screen the beneficiaries for hypertension