Q58) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare announced on the occasion of the Good Governance Day, 4 new Information Technology-based initiatives to provide citizen-centric health services. The initiatives include three applications, namely, Kilkari, Mobile Academy and M-Cessation and a dedicated toll free number 1800-11–6666 which will provide round the clock counselling and treatment support services for TB patients. Which of the following features are true about Kilkari?
1) It will be an IT-enabled tool to help tobacco users to quit tobacco
2) Built on a helpline concept, it will register beneficiaries on the basis of a missed call
3) The counseling would be done through a two-way SMS process, the Minister informed
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Q58) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare announced on the occasion of the Good Governance Day, 4 new Information Technology-based initiatives to provide citizen-centric health services. The initiatives include three applications, namely, Kilkari, Mobile Academy and M-Cessation and a dedicated toll free number 1800-11–6666 which will provide round the clock counselling and treatment support services for TB patients. Which of the following features are true about Kilkari?
1) It will be an IT-enabled tool to help tobacco users to quit tobacco
2) Built on a helpline concept, it will register beneficiaries on the basis of a missed call
3) The counseling would be done through a two-way SMS process, the Minister informed
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The correct option is D None of these
Ans:58)(d) These all are the Features of M-Cessation.
Features of Kilkari
- It is an audio-based mobile service that delivers weekly audio messages to families about pregnancy, child birth and child care.
- Each pregnant woman and infant’s mother would receive weekly voice messages relevant to the stage of pregnancy or age of the infant.
- Those who are registered in Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS), a web- enabled name-based system to monitor and ensure delivery of full spectrum of services to all pregnant women and children, will be benefitted from the service.
- The 72 messages would reach the targeted beneficiaries from the 4th month of pregnancy until the child is one year old. On an average, the duration of each message is two minutes.
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· Such messages will empower and educate women and parents to help create a better environment in maternal and child health. This service will be provided free to the beneficiaries.
· They are being developed in Hindi, English and Odiya languages in the first phase, to be later expanded to other languages to cover the entire country and would benefit over 2 crore pregnant women and 2 crore infants, annually
None of these
Ans:58)(d) These all are the Features of M-Cessation.
Features of Kilkari
- It is an audio-based mobile service that delivers weekly audio messages to families about pregnancy, child birth and child care.
- Each pregnant woman and infant’s mother would receive weekly voice messages relevant to the stage of pregnancy or age of the infant.
- Those who are registered in Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS), a web- enabled name-based system to monitor and ensure delivery of full spectrum of services to all pregnant women and children, will be benefitted from the service.
- The 72 messages would reach the targeted beneficiaries from the 4th month of pregnancy until the child is one year old. On an average, the duration of each message is two minutes.
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· Such messages will empower and educate women and parents to help create a better environment in maternal and child health. This service will be provided free to the beneficiaries.
· They are being developed in Hindi, English and Odiya languages in the first phase, to be later expanded to other languages to cover the entire country and would benefit over 2 crore pregnant women and 2 crore infants, annually
