Mother and child tracking system (mcts)

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.

1. Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) SHARON TREESA ANTONY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GOVT.COLLEGE OF NURSING ALAPPUZHA

2. Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) 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. An innovative web based, name based, tracking system It facilitates and monitors service delivery and also establishes a two way communication between the service providers and beneficiaries.

3. MCTS Objective 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 immunisation .

4. Objectives of MCTS

5. Mother and Child Tracking and Facilitation Centre (MCTFC) The MCTFC is a 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

6. PROCESS

7. Data captured PREGNANT WOMEN  Location Details (State, District, Block, Address)  Identification details (Name, DOB, Phone No, JSY, caste, UID)  Health Provider details ( ANM, ASHA, Linked facility for delivery)  ANC details (LMP, ANC dates, TT, IFA, Anemia, Complications)  Pregnancy Outcome (Place, delivery date, JSY benefits)  PNC Details - dates  Infant details

8. CONT.. CHILDREN Location Details (State, District, Block, Address) Identification details (Name, DOB, Phone No, caste) Health Provider details (ANM, ASHA) Immunization details (Dates for BCG, OPV, DPT / Pentavalent , Hepatitis, Measles, Vit A)

9. DATA CAPTURED

10. MCTS… ANMs cater to a population of 3000-5000 and they are responsible for providing primary healthcare services under nutrition, immunization, family planning and maternal and child health programmes . An important part of an ANM’s work is collecting health-related data. They capture around 200 key indicators on different health parameters. Currently, this information is recorded in physical registers and then uploaded online through data-entry, which is a cumbersome process with duplicity of work.

11. Salient Features Efficient digital data-entry to reduce paper-work The application has encoded antenatal, postnatal, infancy and childhood forms for hassle-free one-time entry of data that can be directly uploaded online. Identification and referral of high-risk cases with SMS-alert system The intuitive application gives real-time situational alerts on high-risk factors present and referrals to be done along with correct treatment methodology. SMS-alerts are sent to the concerned health functionaries and family to ensure follow-ups to complete the loop of care. Access to training videos 21 refresher video-guides are uploaded in the application. Created in the local language, they provide a step-by-step guidance on conducting a variety of examinations and tests during pregnancy and childhood.

12. Benefits of MCTS 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 • Free consultation from Central(Toll Free No.)

13. CONT… ANM / ASHA (Community Health Workers) Auto generation of work-plan • SMS based workplan • Micro planning for Filed Visit • Readily available Services due list • Better guidance from senior supervisors • Contact details of the Beneficiaries

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