Health department will launch schemes like "Family Centre Care" for better care of pre-mature babies and underweight babies in sick newborn care units (SNCUs), e-Saadhan for population stabilisation, PrasavSakhi for better maternal care and online software for BalikaSambalYojna for girl child. In May this year, Ajmer's medical college had witnessed sudden increase in deaths of infants admitted to SNCUs. Now, health department will launch a Family Care Centres (FCCs) to rope in attendants of infants admitted to SNCU for his better healthcare. Officials said at FCCs, trained health workers will provide relevant information to attendants on how to care infants with low birth weight and pre-term babies at homes. It will help in encouraging participation of attendants in treatment of such infants.

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