The Madhya Pradesh health department has launched the Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (‘SAANS’) campaign with the aim of reducing infant mortality due to pneumonia.
- To reduce the death rate due to pneumonia among infants a strategy is being chalked out under the Social awareness campaign in which medical staff is being trained.
- Training will be imparted at the community and primary health centres.
- Around 4,000 Health and Wellness Centres have been set up in Madhya Pradesh for this purpose.
(Source: AIR)
