Innovations in child health care in Asia.

The delivery of child care has traditionally taken the form of "vertical" programmes with "standard" technical contents, largely based upon a few models from the developed countries. These models were based on the provision of continuous supervrsion and preventive care for mothers and ch ildren in affluent societies where coverage is good. Consequently, during even recent decades, ch ild health care has been delivered through highly trained professionals such as paediatricians supported by nurses and paramedics operating out of hospitals, out-patient departments, specialised child health clinics and MCH clinics, located both in towns as well as rural areas.