U.P. to get national award for E-Governance in Health Services

• 14 Aug 2023

Why is News?

According to information received from media sources on August 13, 2023, the Uttar Pradesh government will be honoured by the Central Government for E-Governance in Health Services.   

Key Points:

• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India has selected National Health Mission-Uttar Pradesh (NHM-UP) for the Silver Award for 'Maa Newborn Tracking Application' (MANTRA), a project initiative for 'Delivery Point Health Facilities'.
• ट्रॉफी और प्रमाण-पत्र 24-25 अगस्त 2023 को इंदौर (म प्र) में प्रस्तावित ई-गवर्नेंस (एनसीईजी) पर 26वें ई-गवर्नेंस राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन के दौरान प्रदान किये जाएंगे। The trophies and certificates will be presented during the 26th National Conference on E-Governance (NCEG) proposed to be held at Indore (MP) on August 24-25, 2023.
• This award is being given to NHM-UP under Category-1 for E-Governance Plan 2023 under 'Government Process Re-Engineering for Digital Transformation'.   
• The recognition of the MANTRA App as a tool for E-Governance by the Government of India is a big achievement for the state, as UP is the first state to promote online MIS for the labour room.
• Under the Silver Award, NHM-UP will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh along with a certificate and trophy for this project. Also, each team member (4 people including the project head) will also be given a certificate and trophy.   
• Through the MANTRA app launched by the Health Department, all the information about how much delivery took place at which centre and delivery facilities is easily available.
• Other information related to the birth, vaccination and delivery of the newborn baby is made available by the nurse & the ward boy online through this app. Apart from this, the health-related statistics of pregnant women have also become digital. While admitting a pregnant woman, the time of admission, her health condition and the treatment being given are fed by the staff nurse.
• This has made it easier to track the mother and baby. Online monitoring has improved the quality of institutional deliveries and improved mother-newborn health statistics. Digitization of delivery centres has also been done with the aim to improve maternal and newborn health.