Homoeopathy for Healthy Child
Q. Homoeopathy for Healthy Child program has which o the following components in it?
1) Teething complaints in children
2) Integration with Janani Suraksha Yojana
3) Integration with Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram
4) Integration with India New Born Action Plan- Published on 03 May 16a. 1, 3, 4
b. 1, 3
c. 2, 4
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 1, 3
- Under the direction of Ministry of AYUSH, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy(CCRH) has developed a program on Homoeopathy for Healthy Child.
- The program has 2 components namely, ‘Homoeopathy for teething complaints in children’ and ‘Integration of Homoeopathy with Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)’.
- The component on ‘Homoeopathy for teething complaints in children’ focuses on children in the age group of 6 months to 3 years and aims at promotion of healthy teething by using bio-chemic medicines. Teething associated problems such as diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, irritability etc. are treated with homeopathic medicines.
- The component on ‘Integration of Homoeopathy with RBSK’ focuses on children in the age group of 0 to 18 years and aims at screening, early detection and early intervention of defects, delays, deficiencies and diseases identified under RBSK.
