Facility Based Newborn Screening (0–48 Hours)

Birth defect screening is conducted at all delivery points by Medical Officers before 48 hours after birth. Children identified with defects are referred for necessary treatment and intervention at zero cost to the family.

Community Based Newborn Screening (0–6 Weeks)

Village Health Nurses, Urban Health Nurses and ASHAs conduct screening visits at home under the HBNC package. Mothers and caregivers are mobilized to Anganwadi Centres for further screening by RBSK Mobile Health Teams. PICME data is integrated with ICDS applications to track SNCU discharged and low birth weight babies.

Screening of Children (6 Weeks – 6 Years)

Biannual screening is conducted at Anganwadi Centres. The ICDS database covering approximately 37 lakh children is linked with the NALAM App for tracking children under five years. Screening is conducted using 40 predefined questions and children identified with 4Ds are referred to DEICs.

School Health Screening (6 – 18 Years)

• Annual screening in Government and Government-aided schools
• The EMIS database covering approximately 67 lakh children is linked with the NALAM App
• Screening by RBSK Mobile Teams using the NALAM App
• Treatment at camp site
• Referral of identified children to DEICs