·         Telangana has constructed 26 specialized Maternal and Child Hospitals across the state to manage high-risk pregnancies and provide comprehensive maternal and child healthcare services.

·         These hospitals have played a critical role in maintaining high institutional delivery rates at 97%.

MCH Kit:

·         This scheme incentivizes institutional deliveries in public health facilities by providing financial incentives and essential items for mothers and newborns.

·         Financial incentive: Rs. 12,000 for a male child, Rs. 13,000 for a girl child.

·         Kits distributed: 14.95 lakh kits to date.

Nutrition Kit:

·         Launched to improve maternal nutrition, these kits are distributed twice during pregnancy to ensure better nutritional outcomes for both mother and child.

·         Launched in December 2022, expanded statewide in June 2023.

·         Expected beneficiaries: 6.87 lakh pregnant women.

·         Kits distributed: 2.78 lakh kits.

Aarogya Mahila:

·         This program addresses the unmet medical needs of women, offering specialized services in 372 facilities every Tuesday.

·         Number of women screened: 4.95 lakh.

Team-Based Incentives (TBI):

·         Designed to reduce the high C-section rates by offering incentives to hospitals for performing normal deliveries above certain benchmarks.

·         Total incentives paid: Rs. 305.76 lakh for 10,192 deliveries.

Targeted Imaging for Fetal Anomalies (TIFFA):

·         Provides free fetal anomaly scans at public health facilities to ensure early detection and intervention for fetal anomalies.

·         Machines deployed: 56 TIFFA machines in 44 facilities.

·         Scans performed: Over 70,000.

Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs):

·         These units provide critical care for newborns with medical complications. Telangana has established these units across various healthcare facilities.

·         Total Units: 46 SNCUs.

·         Children admitted: 64,310 in 2023-24 (up to June 2024).

Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC):

·         KMC is a method of caring for preterm and low birth weight infants through skin-to-skin contact, which is available in all SNCUs.

·         Children provided KMC: 8189 in 2023-24 (up to June 2024).

Universal Immunization Programme:

·         This program ensures that infants receive vaccinations against various vaccine-preventable diseases, with an aim to achieve high immunization coverage.

·         Immunization coverage: 6,50,587 out of 6,13,020 children (106%) in 2023-24.

National Urban Health Mission (NUHM):

·         Focuses on improving the health status of urban populations, especially in slums and vulnerable sections, through UPHCs and Basti Dhavakhanas.

·         Coverage: 56 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).

·         Facilities: 246 UPHCs and 461 Basti Dhavakhanas.

·         Population served: Approximately 5,000 to 10,000 individuals annually per Basti Dhavakhana.

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

NCD Screening Program:

·         A comprehensive screening initiative aimed at identifying and managing hypertension, diabetes, and cancers among the adult population.

·         Screened in 2023-24: 1,49,83,502 cases.

·         Diagnosed: 18,15,508 hypertensive and 9,45,648 diabetic patients.

National Mental Health Programme (NMHP):

·         This program has established District Mental Health Clinics (DMHCs) across all districts, providing both outpatient and inpatient mental health services.

·         Clinics established: 33 DMHCs.

·         Patients treated: Increased from 12,663 in 2020-21 to 71,408 in 2023-24 (up to December 2023), totaling 1,60,410 individuals.

National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP):

·         Telangana is focused on eliminating tuberculosis by 2025 through comprehensive screening, treatment, and diagnostic services.

·         Facilities: 40 CBNAAT and 90 Trunaat machines, 3 C&DST centers.

Telangana AIDS Control Society (TGACS):

·         Operates under the National AIDS Control Programme to reduce HIV infections, provide treatment, and eliminate vertical transmission of HIV and Syphilis.

·         Facilities: 127 Integrated Counseling and Testing Centers, 29 treatment centers.

·         HIV positive individuals identified: 1,20,633.

·         Treatment: Over 95% of diagnosed individuals on treatment, 93% achieved viral load suppression.

National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB):

·         Aims to reduce the prevalence of blindness through cataract surgeries and eye screenings.

·         Cataract surgeries: 2.82 lakh performed in 2023-24.

·         Eye screenings: 1.70 lakh school children.

·         Glasses distributed: 41 lakh pairs.

Emergency Health Services

·         108-Emergency Health Transportation Scheme: Provides free emergency ambulance services throughout the state, ensuring timely medical assistance.

·         Ambulances: 456 operational (31 ALS and 425 BLS units).

·         Beneficiaries: 5.33 lakh in 2023-24.

102 Services (Ammavodi):

·         Offers transportation services for antenatal, postnatal women, and infants to and from public health facilities.

·         Vehicles: 300 operational.

·         Beneficiaries: 9.46 lakh in 2023-24.

Free Hearse Services:

·         Provides free transportation of deceased bodies from hospitals to their families’ chosen locations.

·         Vehicles: 50 operational.

·         Deceased transported: 10,298 in 2023-24.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Institute of Preventive Medicine:

·         Provides comprehensive public health services including diagnostics, blood banking, epidemic response, and food and water quality monitoring.

·         Blood units collected: 954 units.

·         Diagnostic tests conducted: 32,551.

·         Water samples analyzed: 10,775.

·         Food samples processed: 2,526.

·         Anti-rabies vaccinations administered: 14,260.

Family Planning Programme:

·         Provides sterilization services and contraceptive methods to control population growth, focusing on voluntary participation.

·         Sterilizations in 2023-24: 2,225 Vasectomies and 1,02,713 Tubectomy operations.

·         Total Fertility Rate (TFR): 1.5, compared to the national average of 2.0.