Question: The Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) will be observed during which of the following date across the country?
(a) 11 July to 23 July
(b) 12 July to 24 July
(c) 15 July to 25 July
(d) 14 July to 26 July
Ans: ( a )
Reference:
- On 11 July 2016 Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda, Ministry of Health launched nationwide “Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF)”.
- The Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) will be observed from 11th to 23rd July across the country.
- Various activities shall form part of this fortnight.
- ASHAs shall visit all households with children below five years of age for pre-positioning the ORS.
- There are about 10 crore children below five years of age across the country. During last year, due to the interventions carried out as part of IDCF, about 6.3 crore children were reached out to.
- According to figures of the Health Ministry, in India, about 1.2 lakh children under the age of five succumb to diarrhoea every year.
- This translates to 328 diarrhoeal deaths every day and 13 every hour.
- This year in order to expand the cover of this fortnight, the target is to cover all the under-5 children. 21 Lakh children could be prevented from hospitalization and death due to Diarrhoea last year.
- This shall be complemented by monitors from the State governments and development partners.
- The combination of ORS and Zinc has been found to be the most cost-effective intervention to prevent deaths due to diarrhea and has been recognized as one of the best practices globally.
- Diarrheal disease is more widely present in developing countries, mainly because unsafe drinking water, sanitation and health and nutritional status is the toilet.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=146982
http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/ministry-of-health-launches-nationwide-intensified-diarrhoea-control-fortnight-idcf-116071101096_1.html