RBSK 2.0 Guidelines: Child Health Screening Expanded
Why in the news
The Health Ministry brought out a revised set of guidelines, called RBSK 2.0, to make child healthcare delivery stronger under the National Health Mission (NHM).
Key facts
- Issued by: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
- Framework: the existing 4Ds model is widened to cover screening for mental health and non-communicable diseases.
- Digital push: digital health cards and real-time monitoring systems are introduced for better service delivery.
- Coverage: a continuous chain of healthcare support from birth through adolescence.
Significance
- Screening now reaches beyond the earlier model to include mental well-being and lifestyle-type illnesses.
- Digital cards and live tracking should make follow-up of children easier.
Exam angle
- Launched by: MoHFW; programme runs under the National Health Mission.
- Version: RBSK 2.0, an update of the child health framework built on the 4Ds model.
- Added screening: mental health and non-communicable diseases.