Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has launched a health check-up campaign for school children across the state, under the Shala Arogya-National Child Health Program (SHRBSK). This campaign commenced on June 12, 2023, the first day of the 20th Shala Praveshotsav, and will go on for the next 30 days. The government aims to examine more than 1 crore school children in this time.

SHRBSK is a collaborative initiative between the Center and the State. Under this program, the state government provides free health check-ups, diagnosing various ailments such as anemia, malnutrition, skin diseases, learning disabilities, developmental delays, and other illnesses.

992 mobile health teams of SHRBSK to conduct health-checkup of children

992 mobile health teams (one mobile health team will include doctors, pharmacists, and health workers) of the Shala Arogya-National Child Health Program (SHRBSK) will conduct health check-ups of the students studying in state.

Children diagnosed with ailments during the campaign will receive free treatment at government health institutions, including Primary Health Centers, Community Health Centers, District hospitals, medical college hospitals, and super specialty hospitals.

Digital Health Card: Monitoring Student’s Nutrition Level and Cognitive Development

The state government has decided to issue a ‘Digital Health Card’ for Monitoring Students’ Nutrition Level and Cognitive Development. This “Digital Health Card” will provide insights into various health parameters like height, anemia levels, nutrition status, etc.

SHRBSK Mobile Health Teams and Community Health Officers will coordinate with school nodal officers to update students’ health details on the digital health card, which will be accessible to both students and parents. Gujarat is the first and only state in the country to implement digital health cards. Additionally, the nodal teacher and community health officer will collaborate to facilitate Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA ID) work for all students during the campaign.

Report Cards to integrate academic and health reports

The Gujarat government is also integrating health and academic reports. Health check-ups of school children will be done every three months from this year and the final health report will be mentioned in the mark sheets/report cards of the students.

Gujarat is the only state in India to adopt this practice, prioritizing the comprehensive well-being of its students. DeshGujarat