1. Mother and Child Tracking
System MCTS
PRESENTED BY:
Mrs Anuradha
Associate Prof
SGCON
Parumala
2. Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) scheme which is
formed from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
As the MCTS is an initiative taken by the Government of India
for the welfare of the women.
Tracking of Pregnant mothers and children has been recognized
as a priority area for providing effective healthcare services to
this group.
As a major initiative in this regard, the Mother and Child
Tracking system (MCH) is name based pregnant mother and
child tracking system.
It is a management tool to reduce MMR/IMR/TFR and track the
health service delivery at the individual level.
3. MCH is a generic system which aims to provide information of
different health services received at the individual level, by
monitoring all the encounters that an individual undergoes in
his/her health program.
This system aims to help the service provider (health worker or
Doctor) by categorizing various health services the individual
person has to get (with due date) and missed services
As per the report about the pregnant women registered under
the Mother and Child Tracking System have been crossed more
than 1 crore mark.
Those who have got the MCTS number after the delivery of
their baby can check the status in online in the official portal.
4. The system will aim to track all the newborn kids so that
times and complete immunization can be headed to the kids.
The Mother and Child Tracking System will be implemented
in all the states / UTs.
It coves the mother details from conception till 42 days after
delivery.
The infants are covered all around five years of age.
5. Eligibility
Only Pregnant women are eligible for the scheme and
those newborn kids whose mothers are registered in
the Mother and Child Tracking System are also
eligible for the immunization.
6. Coverage :
All eligible Pregnant Women (15 to 49 years)
Children (0 to 6 years, for immunization)
Adolescents ( 10- 19 years)
7. Data to be captured :
Pregnant Women
Children
Adolescents
Family Planning
Nutritional Status
Mortality
Institutional Information (as per GOI Format)
Disease information
8. objective
The MCTS facilitate and monitor service delivery as well as to establish both the way
of communication between the Service providers and also the beneficiaries.
The health workers are sending the regular alerts to those service providers as well as
beneficiaries regarding the service due in a user-friendly dashboard for health managers
at various levels to monitor delivery of good services to give a quality service of
delivery.
There are some quality things like birth planning, ensuring universal immunization and
also will have a positive impact on important health indicators like infant Mortality Rate
and also Mortality Ratio.
The System will also help in evidence which will be based on planning at the
continuous assessment of service delivery for the pregnant women and newborn kids.
9. Objective :
To strengthen monitoring of mortality indicators (IMR and
MMR) through tracking of
Pregnant women ‐ for ANCs, Delivery & PNCs
Children ‐ for immunization and nutrition
Adolescents- for RCH services
Eligible couples- for family planning
10. To facilitate
Closer monitoring of regular check‐ups of pregnant women and
reduce maternal mortality.
Complete immunization of children
Nutrition of pregnant women and children
Adolescent friendly services
Family Planning Services
11. Benefits
The Mother and Child Tracking System will ensure for the welfare of the pregnant women
and kids.
The programme will be covering the mothers for over some 42 days, once after the delivery.
The pregnant women will be getting an MCTS number, which can be checked in the online
using that MCTS number.
The web-based application will be helpful for health workers to keep in tracking about the
pregnant women and newborn
The ANMs will be forwarding the regularly updated alerts to all the service provides along
with the beneficiaries of the services due with a user-friendly dashboard.
The special services various level will be having like service delivery, micro-birth planning,
and also ensuring universal immunization.
The benefits will be going to the kids who are up to 5 years of age for a good immunization.
12. Major reports/workplan / activity :
Registered Mother in Ward/HP/SC/PHC/CHC/SDH/DH
Registered Child in Ward/HP/SC/PHC/CHC/SDH/DH
Work plan of ANC/Delivery/PNC/Infant Immunization / Child Immunization
workplan by health provider ID
SMS alert - All beneficiaries having recorded mobile. numbers for services
falling due.
SMS receive & sent count
District / Block / PHC mother & child count
