Activities of MCH require efficient information system for better planning, organization,
Monitoring and evaluation of services and for determining such factors as acceptability, utilization and accessibility. The information system for MCH is composed of sub-systems corresponding to each component of MCH activities. Despite the rapid progress in some aspects of MCH activities such as family planning, the most important component of services has not been developed in this country. The biological characteristic of the population is the one component not given attention to the governmental effort.
As to the causes of infant mortality, infectious disease has been decreasing steadily, while rate of congenital malformations rises by the year. The prevention of various disabilities and handicaps including congenital malformations is, therefore, a vital component to the development of a better health service.
In this paper, an effort is made in terms of the development of information systems for taking preventive measures to decrease disabilities and handicaps. A health examination system for pregnant women, infants, and pre-school children, a surveillance system for congenital malformation, a genetic counselling system, and the mass-screening examination for inborn errors of metabolism has been examined. Also, several functional modules and MCH information sub-systems have been established for practical use in the future.
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