Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, has stated that the Ministry of Women and Child Development is working with the Indian Academy of Pediatrics to provide expert care to children residing in Govt. Child Care Institutions (CCI) across the country.
In a series of tweets, she informed, “this will be in addition to medical care provided to children under the scheme for Child Protection Services”. The minister tweeted, “Care-takers / Child Protection Officers even from remotest corners of the country will be able to avail this telemedicine service by expert Pediatricians every afternoon 6 days a week. Thousands of children across more than 2000 CCIs will benefit through this service”.
In another tweet, Smt. Irani mentioned, “Currently teams of experts, from a strong network of 30000 Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) members, are being constituted at Central, Zonal, State and City level to offer services to vulnerable children. Every Government run / aided CCI will have an expert assigned by the IAP”. Thanking the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and its members for offering their services to vulnerable children, the minister tweeted, “their commitment and GOI’s resolute efforts will make expert medical consultation just a phone call away for children living in Government Child Care Institutions.”
Smriti Zubin Irani is an Indian politician, former model, television actress, and producer. Irani is a member of India's Union Cabinet. She retained her post as Minister of Textiles and was given responsibility for Women and Child Development after Maneka Gandhi stepped down.
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