Madhya Pradesh launches ‘SAANS’ campaign to reduce infant mortality

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In Madhya Pradesh, the state health department has launched a Social awareness campaign called ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (‘SAANS’), to curb infant mortality or death rate due to pneumonia.
Under the SAANS campaign, training will be imparted to medical staff at the community and primary health centres.
The state has set up around 4,000 Health and Wellness Centres for this purpose.
The Madhya Pradesh government has also partnered with PGIMER, Chandigarh, and UNICEF to develop training modules which will be used to enhance the skills of health workers, including doctors and paramedical staff .