Chapter IV PREVENTATION AND EARLY DETECTION OF DISABILITIES

Within the limits of their economic capacity and development, the appropriate Governments and the local authorities, with a view to preventing the occurrence of disabilities, shall- a. undertake or cause to be undertaken surveys, investigations and research concerning the cause of occurrence of disabilities; b. promote various methods of preventing disabilities; c. screen all the children at least once in a year for the purpose of identifying "at-risk" cases; d. provide facilities for training to the staff at the primary health centres; e. sponsor or cause to be sponsored awareness campaigns and disseminate or cause to be disseminated information for general hygiene, health and sanitation; f. take measures for pre-natal, parental and post-natal care of mother and child; g. educate the public through the pre-schools, schools, primary health centres, village level workers and anganwadi workers; h. create awareness amongst the masses through television, radio and other mass media on the causes of disabilities and the preventive measures to be adopted.