To prevent maternal and infant morbidities and mortalities by ensuring healthy birth spacing, the National Family Planning programme is introducing two new contraceptive options - subdermal single rod implants and subcutaneous injectables. Four districts from Karnataka - Bengaluru, Bidar, Mysuru, and Yadgir - are among the 40 districts in 10 States in the country where the new options will be introduced on a pilot basis.
The State Health Department has identified the healthcare facilities in the four districts where the new contraceptive methods will be introduced and is working on rolling out the pilot by September end.
Subdermal single rod implants will be introduced in KC General, Vani Vilas Hospitals in Bengaluru and Government MCH Hospital and Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences in Bidar. The subcutaneous injectables will be introduced in Mysuru and Yadgir in a vertical line from Medical College level to sub-centre level. This includes district and taluk hospitals, community and primary health centres and sub-centres in both these districts.
