meghalaya.gov.in PMSMA Scheme : Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan

Organisation : Government of Meghalaya
Scheme Name : Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
Applicable For : Meghalaya
Website : https://meghalaya.gov.in/
Terms & Conditions : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/24420-PMSMA.pdf

PMSMA

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan envisages to improve the quality and coverage of Antenatal Care (ANC), Diagnostics and Counselling services as part of the Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Strategy.

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After extensive deliberations with National experts, it has been suggested that PMSMA will be held on 9th of every month, wherein all the essential maternal health services will be provided at identified public health facilities (as per the level of facility and guidelines mentioned in MNH Toolkit) as well as accredited private clinics and institutions volunteering for the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan.

Essentially, these services will be provided by the Medical Officer and /OBGY specialist. Facilities where such trained manpower is not available, services from Private Practitioners (OBGY) on voluntary basis are to be arranged.

PMSMA will help in providing quality ANC& also detection, referral, treatment and follow-up of high risk pregnancies and women having complications.

During this campaign, trained service providers and ASHA will focus their efforts to identify and reach out to pregnant women who have not registered for ANC (left out/missed ANC) and also those who have registered but not availed ANC services (dropout) as well as High Risk pregnant women.

It will also be ensured that not only all pregnant women complete their scheduled ANC visits but also undertake all essential investigation.

While 9th of every month will be organized as a special day, it is reiterated that the existing, routine and planned services such as ANC, PNC etc. will continue to be delivered at all the facilities as scheduled in their respective micro-plans.

Strategies for Operationalization :
A) Planning for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)
1) Formation of Planning and Execution committees at National, State and District level.

** A National Level committee comprising of Program Managers from the Maternal Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (GoI)will be formed to provide an overarching support to the States in implementation of the PMSMA. The committee will be headed by Joint Secretary, RMNCH+A.

** Similarly,State level and District level committees comprising of Program Managers/ State RCH Officers from NHM, Department of Health & Family Welfarewill be formed to guide the execution of this campaign.

Representatives from the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI), Indian Medical Association (IMA) as well as NGOs working in maternal health having strong community presence can also form part of the committee.

These organizations can support in publicizing the campaign as well as making the services of Specialist Doctors available on a voluntary basis. The committee at the state level will be headed by the Mission Director, NHM and by Civil Surgeon/Chief Medical Officer at the District level.

State and District level nodal person will be identified and nominated for execution of the PMSMA. Development Partners can play a pivotal role in coordinating with different stakeholders and provide continuous programmatic guidance through monitoring and supportive supervision activities.

Estimation of the logistic requirement :
Availability of following logistics needs to be ensured at all the facilities
** MCP cards and different colored stickers (refer section on services under PMSMA for an understanding of the concept of stickers)

** Drugs like, IFA Tab, Calcium Tab, Inj. T.T, deworming tablets, Antibiotics, Uterotonics, Mag Sulf inj etc.

** Diagnostic kits for testing of Hemoglobin, urine for sugar and protein, blood sugar, blood grouping, RH incompatibility as well as Malaria kit, VDRL kit etc.

** Instruments like functional weighing machine, Thermometer, BP apparatus, stethoscope etc.

** ANC registers, referral Slips, Counselling cum Training Tool for health workers and counsellors
** High risk pregnancy registers

Adequate estimation of the required logistics needs to be made. States/districts should compile the requirements and procure these well in advance, as per the state procurement policies and supply it to the facilities.

Facility in-charge should identify nodal person for ensuring the availability of these logistics well in advance before the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA).