Open AccessEvaluation of the rashtriya bal swasthya karyakram (RBSK): A national children healthcare program in a health district of West Bengal, India
Author(s) -
Shibaji Gupta,
Srikanta Chakraborty,
Arup Chakraborty,
Sukumar Mitra,
Arista Lahiri,
Nibedita Banerjee
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1690_21
Subject(s) - asha , medicine , referral , family medicine , national rural health mission , west bengal , health care , intervention (counseling) , environmental health , nursing , socioeconomics , population , health services , economic growth , philosophy , linguistics , sociology , economics
The Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) was launched in 2013 to screen and manage birth defects, deficiencies, diseases, and developmental delays including disabilities in Indian children, with the help of designated mobile health teams and grassroot workers across the country.