More than 5000 children between the age group of 0-6 years have smiled or gathered hope to smile over the last two years since the launching of District early intervention centre by Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram ( RBSK) in the district headquarter hospital at Koraput , said Dilip Mishra , one of the staff members today .
Children are offered one to one consultation and care with very much focused and targeted intervention following a detailed investigation by the psychologist .Children are also referred from grassroots in the district based on the guidelines given in the screening tool-cum-referral card for children that has been supplied to different health workers .
While the centre is well equipped with Aradhana Deura as Speech Therapist , Bighneswar Mallik , the special educator ,psychologist S.Kumar , Physiotherapist Kumar Satyabrat and social worker Haribandhu Desinayak , there was a need of more human resource for the ever increasing number of children reaching the centre for getting care . Doubling the existing technical manpower apart from filling the vacancies of a dentist , dental technician , specially dedicated medical officer for the centre could benefit children at large .
Most of the children receive only one or two chances to get access to the facilities of the centre for the shortage of service hours with the service providers that each one of them could give for each child needing special attention parents added.
