Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully' (SAANS) campaign

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The Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) launched the launch of SAANS campaign i.e. “Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully” to control Pneumonia. 

This campaign will mobilize people's for protecting and preventing children from pneumonia; and health personnel, governments & other stakeholders to prioritize treatment towards the control of Pneumonia — one of the most fatal childhood illnesses. 

Child deaths caused by pneumonia

As per data from the Health Management Information System (HMIS), a digital initiative by National Health Mission, out of 1000 live births in India, 37 children under five die. Of these, 5.3 deaths are caused due to pneumonia.

As per HMIS data, Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of pneumonia-caused child deaths, followed by Gujarat.

Under the SAANS campaign, (OBJECTIVE)

New interventions have been included like

1. Under SAANS, the government is targeting a reduction in pneumonia-caused deaths by 2025 to less than 3 deaths out of 1000 live births. 
2. A child suffering from Pneumonia will be treated with pre-referral dose of Amoxicillin by ASHA; 
3. Pulse Oximeter will be used at the Health and Wellness Centre for identification of low oxygen levels in the blood and if required treated by use of Oxygen. 
4. The initiative also aims to create mass awareness about the most effective solutions for pneumonia prevention like breast feeding, age appropriate complementary feeding, immunization, good quality air etc.
5. The web portal for home based care of children including newborn visited by ASHA, was also launched at the Summit. 
6. This portal has all the resource materials (training materials, IEC videos, audios, banners, posters etc.) for the home visits of ASHAs.