We are a group of professionals from a wide range of organizations and perspectives who are dedicated to addressing challenges facing public health and nutrition practitioners engaged in reducing infant mortality and maternal mortality. The Maternal & Child Health Community is co-facilitated by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA, and is moderated by a Resource Team comprised of Mr. Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person and Dr. Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate. Click here for the welcome message from the WHO Facilitator, and click here for the message from the Resource Team.
Community Highlights In a vast country like India, where so many stakeholders are involved in planning and implementation of health programmes, sharing of knowledge is essential, in order to learn from past experiences and be able to use those lessons in the future. The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Community with guidance from our “Resource Group,” over the past three years has discussed a range of issues pertaining to maternal mortality, skilled birth attendance, emergency obstetric care, referrals, reproductive health and family planning, newborn mortality, infant and neonatal care, immunization, nutrition, adolescent health, community participation, health systems, public-private partnerships in healthcare delivery. We believe in mutual sharing of knowledge and with support from members we are working towards identification of issues and exploration of choices for problem solving to improve maternal and child health in India. On March 17 & 18, members met in Udaipur for our 3rd Annual Forum, to look at the emerging issues in MCH, and explore possibilities of collaboration. Watch this space for update and upcoming events. For more information contact the Resource Team.
Queries, e-Consultations and e-Discussions Below are the current topics being addressed.To participate you must be a member.Go to the Mailgroup page to log in or sign up.
Open Discussion [se-mch] Query: URGENT- Reply by 27 June 2008. Designing Communication Strategy in MCH for Bihar-Experiences; Referrals
From: Anupam Shrivastav, Icon Communications, New Delhi
Looking for behaviour change communication models and modalities for designing programmes delivering scientific input in maternal and child health and nutrition in Bihar [se-mch][se-gen] DISCUSSION: Safe Motherhood Topic 4: Operationalizing Gender Sensitivity in MCH Service Delivery. Reply By 13 July 2008
From Shubhada Kanani, The M S University of Baroda, Vaddodara
Documents experiences of gender sensitive interventions in safe motherhood programmes and suggestive measures to enhance gender sensitive care Govt. Services
 
Immunization in Difficult AreasThe Azad India Foundation works on education and health care services used inputs gathered from a discussion on Maternal and Child... read more
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“The Solution exchange group of WHO's initiative is an good opportunity for the public health experts to learn and understand the newer challenges in applied community medicine and new issues of public health importance.”
