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| Reproductive
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| RCH Projects with NGOs and Other
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Enhancing
Health Status of Women, Children and Adolescents by Adapting
RCH Life Cycle Approach
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During the year under report, PFI in association with Manav Seva Sansthan (SEVA),
Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh started this project for a period of three years.
The project will cover 53 villages of Jungle Kaudia block of Gorakhpur district
with a population of fifty one thousand, one hundred and eighty. The main objectives
of the project are:
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To sensitise,
train and build capacities of the project level stakeholders
(including Govt. stakeholders at the block and district level,
ANMs, AWWs, Panchayat Health Committees, RMPs, Community Health
Educators, SHG members, etc.) for improving the quality of
RCH services and ensuring sustainability. |
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To raise awareness and sensitise
the target community on RCH issues and health and treatment
seeking behaviour through intensive IEC/ BCC activities, and |
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To deliver quality RCH services
adapting a life cycle approach. |
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The project staff comprising
one Project Coordinator, 2 Sector Suprvisors, 13 Cluster
Health Educators (CHEs) and 53 Village Volunteers (VVs),
were recruited. Orientation for the supervisory staff, 5
day training for the CHEs and 3 day training for the VVs
has been conducted.
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| 53 villages are grouped
into 13 clusters. Thirteen Health Information and Service
Centers (HISC) have been established at the rate of one HISC
per cluster. The necessary instruments and equipment for
the HISC have been procured. The HISCs provide a range of
Reproductive Health services including those for adolescents.
The CHEs and VVs regularly meet and counsel the pregnant and lactating women
on various RCH issues. A user fee of Rs 10 is charged per client, which is
valid for a month. To manage this fund, a bank account will be opened and managed
by the Management Committee of each HISC. The management committee comprise
the Gram Pradhan, CHE, Members of the Panchayat Health Committee and one influential
member of the community. The overall maintenance and security of the material
of the HISC is the responsibility of this committee. Five hundred wall paintings
have been done at various strategic locations in the villages to create awareness.
Thirty Self Help groups ( SHGs) have been formed so far. Each member is to
contribute Rs 10 that could be loaned to members for emergency health care.
The CHEs have been introduced to the concept of social marketing for condoms,
oral contraceptives, ORS, etc with the help of health workers and village level
volunteers. MIS formats have been designed and are being used. |
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