MCT

Mother and Child Tracking System

1. Search Results Web reslts MOTHER & CHILD TRACKING SYSTEM (MCTS) Mrs.Nagamani.T Dept.of Community Health Nursing Quality Health Care College of Nursing

2. Introduction Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) is an initiative of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to leverage information technology for ensuring delivery of full spectrum of healthcare and immunization services to pregnant women and children up to 5 years of age . It facilitates and monitors service delivery and also establishes a two way communication between the service providers and beneficiaries . Ministry of Health and Family Welfare jointly with National Informatics Centre, launched a web enabled application , Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) in December 2009 and currently covers all states in India . MCTS cell has been established at NIHFW from 1st October 2012. The cell has been working under Statistics & Demography department with the guidance and direction of MoHFW and NIHFW. 

3. MCT trends MCTS involves entry of huge volumes of data generated at the grassroots level, which is usually the sub centre . The data is then compiled at different levels and transmitted to the next higher level. It is very essential to identify the operational aspects of its implementation at each level, especially at the level where data are generated, i.e., at the subcenter (SC) and at the first point of data entry, i.e., primary health center (PHC). More than 4.06 crore pregnant women and 3.3 crore children have been registered in the system since its inception.

4. Over 99.5% districts, 96% health blocks, 88% health facilities (other than Sub Health Centres (SHCs) and 94% SHCs are reporting data in MCTS. Total 2.3 lakh ANMS are registered in MCTS, of which 2.2 lakh (96.6%) ANM are registered with Phone Number. Total 8.4 lakh ASHAs are registered in MCTS, out of which 6.9 lakh (82.9%) ASHAs are registered with Phone number. - Everyday approximately 7-8 lakh SMSes are being sent to the beneficiaries carrying useful IEC messages related to maternal and child care, schemes like JSY, JSSK and Direct Benefit Transfer.

5. Definition MCT is a name-based tracking system whereby pregnant women and children can be tracked for their ANCs and immunization along with a feedback system for the ANM, ASHA etc., to ensure that all pregnant women receive their ante-natal care check-ups (ANCs) and post-natal care (PNCs); and further children receive their full immunization . An innovative web based, name based, tracking system which enables health workers to ensure timely delivery of full complement of maternal and child health care services to pregnant women (mothers) and children up to 5 years of age

6. Objectives To reduce IMR, MMR, TFR Promote and facilitate timely delivery of full services to beneficiaries Improve service delivery coverage Strengthen health care service delivery system Establish robust monitoring system at all levels.

7. MCT Protocol

8. Mother and Child Tracking and Facilitation Centre (MCTFC) The MCTFC is a 86 seater call centre and is designed : to get feedback of beneficiaries on various mother and child care services and programmes to evaluate the programme interventions to create awareness among them about health services and promoting right health practices and behavior to provide a supporting framework to MCTS and help in validating the date entered in MCTS by making phone calls to pregnant women and parents of children as also the health workers

9. Benefits of MCT To the beneficiaries Information about desired services, government schemes. Advance information about the due services Facilitate in timely delivery of services and better interaction with health provider. To the Health Provider ( ANM/ ASHA) Auto generation of work plan SMS based worked plan Micro Planning for Filed visit Readily available services due list Better guidance from senior supervisors

10. Benefits to the States: At a glance real time state progress report Facilitate in identification of poor performing Districts, health facilities Graphical Dashboard for pictorial representation of the reports Special reports of high risk cases  Dedicated helpdesk for feedback and suggestion Focused deployment of health workers & any supplementary immunization activity planning Better data analysis for preparation of District /Block health action plans

11. Benefits to the Centre Provide a mechanism at all levels to directly monitor the delivery of Mother and Child Health (MCH) benefits to the beneficiaries. Provide a single source of information related to pregnancy and child immunization health services and possibility of health related information on mother and child care. Facilitate closer monitoring of ANC and PNC check ups of pregnanat women and reduce avoidable complications. Ensure tracking of full immunisation course of all children. Better assessment of JSY, JSSK and other benefits. Analytical reports for reviewing the progress of MCTs implementation on real time/daily basis. Facilitate in identification of poor performing states, Districts and facilities.

12. References: https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/4936282214MCHTrakkingusermanualfinal2.pdf http://nrhm-mcts.nic.in

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