One-Day Coaching on New child Start Defects Performed for Medical and Nursing Officers

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 14 November 2025

A one-day coaching programme on complete new child beginning defects below the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) was lately organized for Medical Officers and Nursing Officers on the Conference Hall of the Directorate of Health Services.

Inaugurating the programme as chief visitor, Dr. Suja Antony, Director of Health Services, emphasised the significance of early screening of newborns to detect beginning defects. She highlighted that well timed identification can forestall extreme issues, scale back long-term disabilities, and enhance each survival charges and high quality of life.

The occasion was graced by Dr. Pragathesh, HOD of Paediatrics, ANIIMS, and Dr. Ritu Singh, Professor of Paediatrics, ANIIMS, as visitors of honour. The coaching centered on figuring out a variety of circumstances, together with bodily malformations like cleft lip or palate, chromosomal abnormalities similar to Down syndrome, purposeful defects together with congenital deafness and cataract, metabolic problems similar to inborn errors of metabolism and haemoglobinopathies, neurodevelopmental problems, and issues arising from prematurity.

A complete of 23 members from numerous well being establishments attended the coaching, gaining hands-on data and abilities to boost new child screening and care of their respective services.