Manipur Launches SAANS Campaign 2023-24 to Tackle Pneumonia
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21-12-2023
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In Manipur, State Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh inaugurated the SAANS Campaign 2023-24 in Imphal. The Minister also dedicated the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) as the State Newborn Resource Centre in Imphal.
About SAANS Mission
- SAANS is an acronym that stands for Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia.
- Every year, it is implemented in the states/UTs with the goal of speeding up action against childhood pneumonia.
Features of SAANS Mission
- The goal is to minimise child mortality due to pneumonia, which accounts for around 15% of all fatalities in children under the age of five each year.
- A public awareness campaign will be started to raise knowledge about effective pneumonia prevention strategies such as breastfeeding, age-appropriate supplemental feeding, and vaccination, among others.
Mandate of campaign
- A child suffering from pneumonia can be treated under the campaign by Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers with a pre-referral dosage of antibiotic amoxicillin.
- Health and wellness centres will utilise a Pulse Oximeter (a gadget that monitors oxygen saturation) to detect low oxygen levels in a child's blood.
Pneumonia
- Pneumonia is an instance of lung illness caused by a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection.
- It is an illness that causes the air sacs (alveoli) in one or both lungs to become inflamed.
- The air sacs may become clogged with fluid or pus, resulting in symptoms such as a cough, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing.
- It is curable with vaccinations.
- A variety of bacteria can cause pneumonia. Bacteria and viruses are the most frequent in the air we breathe.
- Target Populations
- Infants and young children
- Persons over the age of 65
- People with weak immune systems
Steps Taken Against Pneumonia
- By 2025, the government hopes to reduce pneumonia fatalities among children to less than three per 1,000 live births.
- In 2014, India created the 'Integrated Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (IAPPD)' to coordinate joint efforts to reduce diarrhoea and pneumonia-related mortality among children under the age of five.
FAQ
Answer. SAANS is a Mission for Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia.
Answer. The goal of SAANS mission is to speed up action against Childhood Pneumonia.
Answer. Pneumonia is an instance of lung illness caused by a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection.
Answer. India launched the 'Integrated Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (IAPPD)' in 2014.
Answer. Infants and young children, persons over the age of 65, people with weak immune systems are the target population for Pneumonia.
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