Mumbai: As many as 36.46 per cent of kids and adolescents within the age group of 0-18 years are affected by minor and main sicknesses, revealed the information collected by the BMC below the ‘Aware Parent, Healthy Child’ marketing campaign.

Held between February 9 and May 31, the initiative – which was hit by Covid and gathered tempo after a niche of three years – discovered that a lot of the surveyed kids suffered from dental, pores and skin, eye and higher respiratory tract infections, whereas sufferers with critical sicknesses had been shifted to main hospitals.

3 out of 5 kids have well being points

As per the official knowledge, almost 12,02,265 kids had been screened in the course of the marketing campaign and 4, 40,246 of them had been discovered to be sick; which suggests three out of 5 children had well being points. They had been referred to nearest healthcare amenities for remedy, mentioned senior well being officers.

Describing the drive’s significance, medical doctors, who’re a part of the marketing campaign, mentioned, “The initiative will help us to identify several health issues faced by school children and adolescents, which could not have been detected or diagnosed during the regular check-up. Many kids were detected with congenital anomalies, blood clots, eye and heart diseases, goitre, tuberculosis, leprosy, cancer, asthma, sickle cell and epilepsy.”

Importance of normal well being check-ups

The marketing campaign goals to teach dad and mom in regards to the significance of normal well being check-ups for youngsters and encourages them to take preventive measures to maintain their children wholesome. It additionally seeks to supply speedy remedy to kids, the medicos added.

BMC Executive Health Officer Dr Mangala Gomare mentioned that medical groups have been conducting well being screening at faculties, faculties and anganwadis, and in addition for avenue kids who do not go to high school.

“The surveyed kids were referred to maternity homes, primary health care centres, peripheral and medical colleges, and hospitals for treatment, depending on their health issues. Around 24 lakh children will be screened in Mumbai under the campaign’s (next phase),” she mentioned.

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Published on: Monday, June 12, 2023, 10:23 PM IST