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OTHER HEALTH
INITIATIVES
‘Samvedna’
ADITHI
has a programme of the State Women’s Development Corporation,
titled ‘Samvedna’, in Chaturbhujsthan, Muzaffarpur. It provides
counseling and first aid to cover RTI, STDs and HIV/AIDS. The Centre
has a counselor and local outreach workers. Private lady doctors are
also called whenever necessary.
Health
Posts
Sanitation
& Hygiene
Keeping
in mind, the absence of lavatories in the villages for defecation,
74 latrines were constructed under the ADITHI-Plan project for
better sanitation and hygiene. The construction of these latrines
has led to a sense of ownership, improved social security, better
sanitation and hygiene, reduction in the number of cases like
accidents and snake bites and reduction in the cases of violence
against women.
RCH
Programme
The RCH project was given to
ADITHI in the year 2001, and this is the third year of the programme.
It is sponsored by the Department of Family Welfare, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, GOI. ADITHI is the Mother NGO for the
programme in three districts, namely Jehanabad, Gaya and Rohtas. The
number of Field NGOs identified for the programme by ADITHI is 13.
The target area covers 26 panchayats, 159 villages and a population
of 1,98,432 people.
Initially FNGOs were
identified, contacted and attached to the programme. The other
activities undertaken year 2001 were –
a)
Conducting
field appraisals and final selection of FNGOs
b)
Orientation
workshops of the selected FNGOs and formulation of project proposals
c)
Orientation
cum baseline survey training for project workers
d)
Project
accountants’ training
e)
FNGOs
animators training
Thereafter from January
2002, the project activities started. The Swastha Yauvan Mela was
held in February of last year. The focus was now on the spacing
methods and services being provided to pregnant mothers. The aid of
wall writing was taken to spread the health and gender issues. The
International Women’s Day was celebrated with the FNGOs with much
fanfare. In the past year immunization to children and pulse polio
campaign was initiated. IEC services in RCH were provided to the
rural eligible couples and adolescents. Formation of village health
committees and creating an enabling environment was laid stress on.
The programme includes
training of dais, education of adolescents, street plays, etc and
the programme covers both ante-natal and post-natal phases.
Modules have been developed
on the following –
1). RCH
2). RCH issues for
adolescents, specifying health, gender, rights of women and
girl children and ‘Status of women in Bihar’.
Besides under this programme,
SHG formation, gender related advocacy and baseline survey of
adolescents’ perceptions (via PRA) have been undertaken.
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