A paediatric camp at Uravakonda offering catch-up immunisation as per the national schedule, growth and nutrition assessment, and screening for anaemia and vitamin deficiency in young children.
Missed vaccine doses are common when families move for work, when a child is unwell on the scheduled date, or when the immunisation card is lost. The most important message given at the camp is that missed doses are caught up, not restarted — a delayed schedule does not have to begin again from the first dose.
The camp offered immunisation according to the national schedule, with each child's card reviewed and the next due date written in. Paediatricians assessed weight, height and mid-upper arm circumference against growth standards, and children falling behind were assessed for the cause rather than simply advised to eat more.
Screening for anaemia formed the second focus. Iron deficiency is widespread among young children in this region and affects appetite, activity, immunity and school performance long before it produces obvious pallor. Deworming and dietary counselling were provided alongside.
Parents were counselled on the danger signs that should bring a child to hospital without delay: fever in an infant under three months, fast or laboured breathing, chest indrawing, a child who is unusually drowsy or floppy, refusal of feeds, no urine for eight hours, or a rash that does not fade when pressed with a glass.
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