Laqshya Program
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the
program 'Laqshya program', The aim of the program is improving quality of care in labour room and maternity operation
theater ( OT ).
The program includes improve quality of care for pregnant
women in labour room, maternity operation theater and
obstetrics, Intensive care units (ICUs)
and High dependency Units ( HDUs).
The program is being implemented in all
- Medical college Hospitals
- District Hospitals
- First Referral Unit ( FRU )
- Community Health Center ( CHCs)
The Laqshay program will reduce maternal and newborn morbidity
and mortality, Improve of care during delivery and Immediate post-partum period
and enhance satisfaction of beneficiaries and provide Respectful Maternity Care
( RMC ) to all pregnant women attending public health facilities.
The Program aims at implementing ‘fast-track’ interventions
for achieying tangible results within 18
months
To strengthen critical care in
Obstetrics, dedicated Obstetric ICUs at Medical College Hospital level and
Obstetric HDUs at District Hospital are operationalized under LaQshya program.
The Quality Improvement in labour room and maternity OT
will be assessed through NQAS (National Quality Assurance Standards).
The facility minimum 70% score on NQAS will be certified
as LaQshya certified facilty.
Accordingly to facilities achieving NQAS certification,
defined quality indicators and satisfied beneficiaries will be provided
incentive for Medical College Hospital, District Hospital and FRUs
respectively.
Percentage of
Score
|
Badges
|
Incentive of
Rs
|
More than 90%
|
Platinum Bdage
|
6 Lakhs
|
More than 80%
|
Gold Bdage
|
3 Lakhs
|
More than 70%
|
Silver Badge
|
2 Lakhs
|
India has come a long way in improving maternal survival
as Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has reduced from 301 maternal deaths in
2001-03 to 167 in year 2011-13, an impressive decline of 45% in a decade. India
is further committed to ensuring safe motherhood to every pregnant woman in the
country.
A transformational improvement in the quality
of care around child-birth- relating to intrapartum and immediate postpartum
care shall dramatically improve maternal and new-born outcomes.
