AGARTALA: For the first time in the northeast an innovative project was launched to make new mothers more aware of health and hygiene through SMS alerts by the health department on Tuesday.
The project - Mother and Child Tracking System ( MCTS)
- which is a part of the National Rural Health Mission, is directed
towards welfare of mothers in Kumarghat in North Tripur district.Under the system, a new mother as well as the expecting ones will receive health reminders on their mobile phones for regular checkups.
If the women concerned do not have a mobile phone, an SMS would be sent to their family members or to the officials of the nearest health centre. Under this computerized programme, every new mother will receive cell phone messages and alerts relating to her and the babies' treatment and immunization, health checkup dates, said Dilip Kumar Das, chief medical officer of north Tripura district.
The SMSes would be sent in the local language and in English, two weeks and seven days before the stipulated dates of the immunizations and checkups, said Das.
Similarly, pregnant women will receive alerts on various health measures they need to take.
In order to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate, the department would provide its all efforts to track every pregnant woman to ensure safe delivery of baby, new and post-natal care.
As reported in: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/SMS-alerts-to-make-moms-health-conscious/articleshow/10016633.cms