The country is set to emulate Gujarat in tracking pregnant women and children on a continuing basis through a constant monitoring of their health, nutrition and immunisation profile. Twenty-three officials of health and family welfare departments from the Union ministry of health and National Informatics Centre (NIC) from eight
states are participating in a three-day training workshop to familiarise themselves with the Gujarat model of what is now popularly known as “E-Mamta”, an official spokesperson said here on Wednesday.
E-Mamta provides for an ID-based online family health database covering the entire rural, urban, slum and slum-like population, besides hundred per cent tracking for complete maternal child services. In-built into the database are norms that ensure that services are provided to the mother and child even if they have migrated. SMS alerts to beneficiaries and appropriate authorities will be generated through E-Mamta. “Detailed monthly work plans have been provisioned into the system to ensure complete coverage,” said Anju Sharma, National Rural Health Mission director, Gujarat.
According to her, the three-day workshop on mother and child tracking system is being held to familiarise health and family welfare as well as the NIC officials from other states. The mission director pointed out that the applications of Mother and Child Tracking System, has been highly appreciated and the model has been recommended by the Union government for implementation in all the states. The potential outcome of the programme is reduction in infant mortality rate and mother mortality rate.