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The Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) will form 20 teams to conduct health screening of children in the 0-18 age group with the help of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) and health department officials at the primary health centre level under its jurisdiction.
According to a senior civic health officer, the decision to screen every child in the state was taken to improve the health of children after the pandemic and due to the ongoing measles outbreak.
State health department screened over 4cr women for various health indicators; 7.34lakh found to be severely anaemic; low haemoglobin count linked to adverse physical and reproductive outcomes