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What is collected about your child, and what you control

Written for parents rather than for procurement. If anything here is unclear, that is our failure and we would like to know.

What happens on the day

In order

  1. Registration

    Your child's name, age, sex and your contact number are recorded, and an ABHA health identity is created or linked.

  2. Measurement

    Height, weight and basic vital signs.

  3. A blood sample

    A small sample for blood grouping and a complete blood picture. Under EPIC, thyroid and lipid panels as well.

  4. A consultation

    With a paediatrician or general physician. Under EPIC, also dental, eye and ENT.

  5. A card

    Issued to your child, with their blood group, allergies and an emergency contact printed on it.

What you control

Four rights, exercisable at any time

You can decline

The whole programme, or any single part of it. Your child is not treated differently for it.

You hold the record

Not the school. The school receives counts, not your child's file.

You decide who else sees it

Sharing with another doctor requires your consent, each time, for a stated purpose.

You can change your mind

Consent can be withdrawn later. Ask at the school or contact us directly.

What is on the card if it is lost

Answered directly

The emergency information, and nothing else

Blood group, allergies, conditions, medications and an emergency contact. Somebody who finds the card cannot see your child's medical history — that needs your permission.

Questions parents ask

Six — tap to open

Is the blood test painful?
It is a single sample, taken by a trained phlebotomist. Most children find it briefer than they expect.
Will the school see my child's results?
No. The school receives aggregate counts for the whole population. Your child's results go to you.
What is an ABHA number?
A health identity issued under the national digital health mission. It belongs to your child, not to us, and it lets records from different doctors be linked together.
What if my child already has one?
We link to it rather than creating a second one.
Do I have to pay?
That depends on the arrangement your school has made. Some programmes are fully funded by a corporate partner. Your school will tell you.
What if my child needs treatment?
We refer, we counsel you about it, and we follow up to find out whether the appointment happened. The cost of treatment itself is not part of the programme.

Ask us anything.

Directly, without going through the school.

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