School Health & Nutrition Program

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In the past, School Health Services remained a component of Health Service Delivery. This service became dormant in late 80s. Under the Health Sector Reforms Program, it was perceived that there is a dire need of Health and Nutrition Program for the school children studying in rural areas. This program can contribute to improve health, nutrition, learning performance, increased school enrolment, attendance, better hygiene practices in the community and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for health, education and child protection.

Hygiene education appears in the commitments of governments as well as international agencies and are relevant to international charters like the: the Millennium Development Goals, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, convention on the Rights of the Child and the Dakar Framework for Action - Education for All.

Keeping in view the importance of the intervention Punjab Health Sector Reform Project in partnership with UNICEF and other development partners initiated school health program in 2009. School Health and Nutrition Supervisors with masters qualification were recruited in 33 districts. The staff was trained with support by UNICEF.

Objectives

The main objectives of the SH&NP are as under:

Bring about an improvement in the general quality of life of school children.
Capacity building of school teachers for screening of children and promotion of hygiene education among the school children.
Identification of problems after screening and referral of student to BHUs, RHCs, THQs, DHQs and Tertiary Care Hospital, if required.
Linkage with community, with the students playing catalytic role for dissemination of environmental sanitation and hygiene education, as change agents.

Implementation Partners:

Punjab Health Sector Reforms Program
Health Department
Education Department
District Governments
UNICEF

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https://dghs.punjab.gov.pk/school_health

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