MCH Clinics and Tuberculosis Center

Subject: Leadership and Management (Theory)

Overview

Maternal and child health involves the improvement, prevention, curative, and rehabilitative health care for mothers and children. Through its health care delivery program, the government of health now provides MCH services in conjunction with other programs. The subareas of mother and child health include maternal health, child health, family planning, school health, handicapped children, adolescent health, and health elements of caring for children in a special care setting. Antenatal care, perinatal care, postnatal care, dietary counseling, immunization, family planning, and basic health care are all included in the MCH package services. The Nepalese government initiated a tuberculosis control campaign about six decades ago. Tokha Sanatorium, located to the north of Kathmandu, was founded in 1937.

MCH Clinics

Maternal and child health refers to the promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of mothers' and children's health. Currently, a government of health has merged MCH services with other programs through its health care delivery program.

Maternal and child health components include maternal health, child health, family planning, school health, disabled children, adolescent health, and health aspects of caring for children in a special care setting, such as daycare centers.

Objectives of MCH Care

  1. Lower maternal, baby, and child mortality and morbidity.
  2. Promotion of reproductive health, such as deferring the arrival of an unwanted kid or ensuring proper spacing between two offspring.
  3. Within the family, the physical and psychological growth of children and adolescents is promoted.

Antenatal care, perinatal care, postnatal care, dietary counseling, immunization, family planning, and general health care are all included in the MCH package.

Tuberculosis Center

Nepal's government initiated a tuberculosis control campaign about six decades ago. Tokha Sanatorium, located north of Kathmandu, was founded in 1937. The central chest clinic was established in 1951 to provide domiciliary diagnosis and treatment services for tuberculosis patients.

Similarly, the TB control program was methodically formed in 1965 with a tripartite agreement between the Nepalese government, WHO, and UNICEF.

National Tuberculosis Program

The national tuberculosis program is extensively incorporated into the overall primary health care system. The vision, aim, policies, and strategy of the NTP is consistent with WHO and worldwide recommendations.

Vision

  • The NTP's objective is for Nepal to be TB-free.

Mission

  • To guarantee that all tuberculosis patients have access to effective diagnosis, treatment, and cure.
  • To prevent the spread of tuberculosis.
  • To avoid the emergence of multidrug-resistant TB.
  • To lessen the social and economic impact of tuberculosis.

Goal

  • Reduce TB mortality, morbidity, and transmission to the point where it is no longer a public health issue in Nepal.

Objectives

  • Ensure that everyone has access to high-quality diagnostic and patient-centered care.
  • Reduce the human suffering and socioeconomic burden caused by tuberculosis.
  • Protect the impoverished and vulnerable populations against tuberculosis, tuberculosis with HIV, and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.
  • Support the development of new technologies and their timely and effective application in disease control and TB.

Activities

  • All patients should receive effective chemotherapy in accordance with national treatment policies.
  • Sputum smear examination should be used to aid in the early detection of persons with contagious pulmonary tuberculosis.
  • Create a network of microscopy centers and a quality control system for sputum smear examination.
  • Provide consistent drug delivery to all treatment facilities.
  • Maintain the treatment outcome and assess the program's development.
  • Provide ongoing training and supervision to all NTP personnel at all levels.
  • Implement a research program to increase NTP performance.

References
Things to remember
  • Maternal and child health refers to the promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of mothers' and children's health.
  • Currently, a government of health has merged MCH services with other programs through its health care delivery program.
  • Maternal and child health components include maternal health, child health, family planning, school health, disabled children, adolescent health, and health aspects of caring for children in a special care setting, such as daycare centers.
  • Antenatal care, perinatal care, postnatal care, dietary counseling, immunization, family planning, and general health care are all included in the MCH package.
  • Nepal's government initiated a tuberculosis control campaign about six decades ago.
    Tokha Sanatorium, located north of Kathmandu, was founded in 1937.
  • The central chest clinic came into existence in 1951 with the facility of diagnosis and treatment services for TB patients on a domiciliary basis.
Questions and Answers

The terms "maternal and child health" apply to the promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of mothers and children's health. Through its health care delivery program, the government of health now offers MCH services in a manner that is integrated with other programs.

The Nepali government started a tuberculosis prevention program over 60 years ago. Tokha Sanatorium, which is located to the north of Kathmandu, was founded in 1937. The central chest clinic was established in 1951 with the ability to provide TB patients with home-based diagnosis and treatment services.

Vision:

  • The NTP vision is TB free Nepal.

Mission

  • To guarantee that every TB patient has access to a reliable diagnosis, a successful course of treatment, and a cure.
  • To halt the spread of TB.
  • To stop the emergence of antibiotic resistance in TB.
  • To lessen the financial and social toll that TB takes.

 

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