Karnataka Minister  Dr K. Sudhakar announced on Tuesday that the state government is all set to launch a flagship programme "Arogya Nandana" under which 1.5 crore children will be screened ahead of the third Covid wave.

Experts have expressed concerns of a possible third wave of Covid-19 affecting children. Keeping in view of the projections, the state government is launching a new programme called "Arogya Nandana". The flagship programme is an attempt to reach out to all 1.5 crore children of the state. "Under this scheme, all children will be undergoing health screening. The children with malnutrition, immunity issues will be identified and in coordination with the Women and Child Welfare department, we will see to it that children get necessary nutrients and food supply which will provide them immunity from Covid," Sudhakar explained.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will inaugurate the programme and plans of the project are ready. "This is CM Bommai's dream. The project has been implemented in Haveri and Udupi districts where he was a district in-charge minister before. The project has been extended to the whole state now. Over 1.5 crore children will be screened across the state and the government has the infrastructure to reach out to all of them," Sudhakar added.

Early detection and treatment help us to contain Tuberculosis spreading on a large scale. In the last five years, the infection rate has increased by 33 per cent. I call upon those who were infected with Covid and got better to take up testing voluntarily which is available freely," he said.

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