With the vision that complete care, safety and comfort of every child is paramount, the Department of Paediatrics embraces newborn to adolescents until the age of 18 years. This care includes neonatal services - (babies up to 28 days of age) care of babies at birth, routine baby check-ups, healthy eating, hygiene and breast-feeding advice, counselling and help to mothers of newborns. The team also renders services where children are seen for routine check-ups for assessment of growth and development, nutritional status, counselling etc. The families are also provided health education which includes care of children, nutrition, vaccination, home treatment for mild illness, awareness of common diseases, prevention of diseases etc.