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Community UpdateNo. 8: December 31, 2006In this Issue
From the Facilitator | Network Activity | Member Postings | Community News
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Dear Friends
The time has come to say good bye to 2006, and on behalf of the three facilitating agencies UNICEF, UNFPA & WHO I would like to thank all of you for making this a productive and eventful year.
This year we have seen a number of issues raised by you, like offering MTP services, arranging referral transport, developing communication strategy for Safe Motherhood, infant and young child feeding, nutritional status of adolescent girls, integrating AIDS services into regular health programmes and many more. We have also seen two very interesting e-discussions on ‘Community empowerment for utilising health services’ and ‘Posting and transfer issues of rural health staffs’; and reviewed two important policies like Health & Population policy of Chhattisgarh and Gender Round Table Recommendations from the Delhi Commission for Women. This year we have issued 27 Consolidated Replies, two e-discussion summaries and six community updates; you can find all of them in our knowledge repository.
We have seen many instances of people using our Knowledge Products in their day to day work and policy preparation, and many voices have been heard at different levels. The variety of topics and range of discussion from such a diverse group has enlightened us immensely. This would not have been possible without your active and enthusiastic participation, and we are really grateful to you all, for that.
We are
looking forward to 2007, where our MCH Community will keep up the good
work and make a difference to the implementation of MCH programmes in
the country. We are also looking forward to meeting many of you in our
second annual meeting in Sewagram,
We wish you a very happy holiday season and prosperous New Year.
Paramita Sudharto Co-facilitator - MCH Community, Solution Exchange WHO India |
Events
Upcoming
2nd Annual Meeting of MCH Community, Second week of February 2007
Recently Held
Gender
Community-Visioning Workshop
From Our Partners
UNICEF
UNICEF invites applications for a Consultant for Data Analysis, Last Date 9 January 2007. Read More
UNICEF invites applications for Project Officer Health, Last Date 4 January 2007. Read More
The State of the World’s Children 2007 examines the discrimination and disempowerment women face throughout their lives – and outlines what must be done to eliminate gender discrimination and empower women and girls. Read More
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NEW YEAR GREETINGS!!! We wish
you, your family and friends a very happy and prosperous new year –
2007. Meghendra Banerjee & Deeksha Sharma, MCH Community, Solution Exchange.
We have also received New Year wishes for all of you from:
Chetna, Ahmedabad UPVAN
(Uttar Pradesh Voluntary Action Network), Partho
Haldar, Urban Health Resource Centre, Athar Haque,
eHealth-Care Foundation, S. K. Mishra, UV
Somayajulu, TNS Uday
Bodhankar,
Member Speak
I have been an active member of the MCH community of Solution Exchange for over 3 months. I appreciate the usefulness of the solution exchange in engaging on the debate over important issues. Chittaranjan
Mishra, CMS Social, New
I am overwhelmed with the range of responses and practical suggestions put forward by the members regarding immunization in Kishanganj. I must thank for putting my query for discussion. Yuman
Hussain, Azad
We are going to organise health melas in our working area on MMR and IMMR issues in Rurdrauli block of basti (U.P.) Please send me in hindi- flip chart, story with picture, small book let, poster, Hand out, pamplets CD (for video show), related to MMR, IMMR and also of NRHM. Please send it to: Alok Sahai, Secretary, Bharatiya Mahila Evam Gramin Utthan Sansthan Vill. Jakhnee (Near Kailly Hospital) Post -Labnapar Basti (U.P.)-272002. email: bmgus@indiatimes.com Alok Sahai, Bharatiya Mahila Evam Gramin Utthan Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh. Job Opportunities
From Arvind
Mathur, WHO,
Operation Director The Urban
Health Resource Centre (UHRC), Last Date for Applications: 2 January 2007 For more information Click here or www.uhrc.in
From Beth
Fischer, IntraHealth International, Senior Advisor for Knowledge to Practice IntraHealth
International, Last Date for Applications: 10 January 2007 For more information Click here
From Archana Chowdhury, S. M. Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon
Various Positions (Director-Rural Research & Director-Rural Policy and Governance; and Program Leader –Special Projects) Institute of Rural Research and Development- A Sehgal Foundation Initiative, Gurgaon Last Date for Applications: 28 February 2007 For more information Click here (PDF, Size: 545 KB) or visit www.smsfoundation.org Upcoming Events
From Kewal
Krishan,
National Seminar on Anthropology and Society: Issues and Applications Department
of Anthropology, For more information Click here Topics of interest would be Human Growth, Genetics and Biological Diversity: New Dimensions, Bio-social Anthropology of Health, Medicine and Disease and others
From
Dinesh Agarwal, UNFPA,
International Conference on Actions to Strengthen Linkages between Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai; 4-8 February 2007 For more information Click here This conference is organised by UNDP, UNFPA, WHO, World Bank and ISSRF for building linkages between sexual & reproductive health & HIV/AIDS
From
Sagarika Gnanolivu, UNESCO,
eHealth Asia 2007 For more information Click http://www.csdms.in/eHealth/ This conference will provide a platform to discuss the recent trends and emerging issues in ICT and its integration with healthcare systems
From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate
Global Videoconference on Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Integration and the Client Perspective; 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (EST), 1 March 2007 Health Communication
Partnership (HCP) and The INFO Project, For additional information contact: info@ibpinitiative.org This videoconference will facilitate networking and dialogue among managers, clients and others while improving client provider interaction for reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
From Bidisha
Pillai, FAO,
Innovation,
Advancement, and Best Practices to Achieve Global Goals Unite For
Sight's Fourth Annual International Health Conference; Stanford
University http://uniteforsight.org/conference/2007/index.php This conference will be a space to exchange ideas across disciplines about best practices in public health, medicine and research, and international health and development
From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person
An
International Conference on Best Practices in Sexual and Reproductive For registration Click http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/rhl/meeting.html This conference will be an opportunity for learning current issues in evidence-based sexual and reproductive health care, sharing experiences and networking
From
Kusum Gopal,
5th
European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health For more information Click http://www.trop-amsterdam2007.com/ Theme of the congress is Partnership and Innovation in Global Health, expressing the need for collaboration for developing the quality of global health and achieve MDGs Recently Held Events
From
MMA Faridi,
For Media Brief http://www.ibfan-asiapacific.org/News/media_brief.pdf (Size: 30.8KB) At this event with the release of The State of World’s Breastfeeding: South Asia Report Card- 2006, new commitments were made to reduce infant mortality in South Asia
From
Avnish Jolly, Servants of The People Society,
Workshop on Effective
use of Media and Communication for Development For Report and Training Material http://www.responsenet.org/show.detail.asp?id=2235 and http://www.responsenet.org/show.detail.asp?id=2236 On this platform for collective learning of stakeholders and future implementing tools experts and participants shared best practices and lessons learned Call
for Proposals
From
Partho Haldar, UHRC,
4th Nation-wide Essay Contest on Urban Health The Urban
Health Resource Centre (UHRC), Last Date for Submission: 10 January 2007 For further information Click here Considering the inadequacy and inefficiencies in government primary health care system in urban slums, the theme of contest explores the role of public and private partnerships Training Opportunities
From
MMA Faridi,
2nd
International Training of Trainers on Infant and Young Child Feeding
(IYCF) Counseling from 22-28 January 2007 at The Dept of
Pediatrics, For Brochure http://www.ibfan-asiapacific.org/training%20course%20brochure.pdf (Size: 374KB) For Registration Form http://www.ibfan-asiapacific.org/registration%20form.pdf (Size: 33.1KB) This training programme aims to build national teams for leading local training/capacity building initiatives and build skills of health care workers in (IYCF) counseling
From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person
International
workshop on Strategic Management and Project Planning for Development
Interventions For more information Click http://www.aidmat.com/idmat/spm.html This output-oriented training program aims to build skills for developing a comprehensive integrated project plan by project teams or key stakeholders Resource Corner
From
Sutapa Neogi, CCDC,
Sex Selection: An Indian Perspective For full article Click here Article debates about
the widely prevalent traditional and possibly harmful practices on sex
selection in
From
Vinod Bhanu, Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy (CLRA),
Indian Medical Parliamentarians’ Forum Newsletter; November 2006 For Newsletter Click here (Size: 835 KB) This Newsletter from civil society and Parliamentarians forum bring the experiences, issues and concerns of the health care sector and patients into policy and law
From A.
Muthuswami, Rotary and IW Clubs in
What do we know in Breastfeeding: A survey report BPNI Chidambaram Branch; 2006 For Survey results Click here (Size: 45 KB) This survey reports the knowledge levels of Doctors, Other Health Care Providers and general public on breastfeeding and related aspects
From
Sarah Figge, UNDP,
The Compliance Service uses SMS Technology for TB Treatment ICT-Enabled Development Case Study Series; 2003 For summary Click Here http://www.comminit.com/ict/ictcasestudies/ictcasestudies-19.html This document details a project where TB patients were alerted to take medication by SMS, its impact on recovery rates of patients, cost burden on the public healthcare system
Fortified
Milk Reduces Morbidity in Preschool Children http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2006/sazawal_fortifiedmilk.html This randomized, controlled trial analysed the effect of consumption of micronutrients fortified milk on different illnesses among children in developing countries
Development Through Dialogue is currently hosting two email discussions focusing on the information and learning needs of primary and district-level healthcare providers in developing countries:
From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person
The World Distribution of Household Wealth By
Shorrocks A et al.; World Institute for Development Economics
Research of the United For full article Click here (Size: 1.13 MB) Study covers all countries, major components of household wealth, including financial assets, debts and tangible property such as land and buildings
Measuring the Performance of Primary Health Care: Existing Capacity and Future Information Needs By
Broemeling AM et al.; http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/files/publications/2006/chspr_06-21R.pdf (Size: 821 KB) This document reports the key aspects of Primary Health Care performance using existing data, identifies gaps in current data landscape and recommends how to fill these gaps
Breastfeeding
Questions Answered: A Guide for Providers: INFO Reports http://www.infoforhealth.org/inforeports/breastfeeding/inforpt5.pdf (Size: 314 KB) This document list the frequently asked questions for breastfeeding women, for example breast milk value, maintaining breast health, breastfeeding during Illness
Integrating
Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Services: INFO Reports http://www.infoforhealth.org/inforeports/integration/integration.pdf (Size: 350 KB) This issue presents information about the benefits and challenges of linking HIV/AIDS services, family planning and related reproductive health care
Contraceptives Change Monthly Bleeding: How Family Planning Providers Can Help Clients: Global Health Technical Briefs INFO
Reports; http://www.maqweb.org/techbriefs/tb34menstruation.pdf (Size: 52 KB) This document describes the impact of informing bleeding changes from contraceptive use in advance, on women choice of suitable method and their satisfaction level
New IUD Toolkit Launched to Provide Up-to-Date Free Resources to Health Care Programs Maximizing Access & Quality (MAQ) Initiative, USAID http://www.maqweb.org/iudtoolkit/ This online resource provides comprehensive, standardized, scientifically accurate, and evidence-based information on the Intrauterine Device - IUD
Directory of Training Programs in Health Services and Health Policy Research Academy
Health, http://www.academyhealth.org/directory/ This directory provides information about post-baccalaureate certificate, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral programs in health services research and health policy
From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate
NFHS – 3 Provisional Data International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, 2006 For Fact sheets Click http://www.nfhsindia.org/factsheet.html This report contains
fact sheets of states of
A Field Guide to Designing a Health Communication Strategy By O’Sullivan, GA et
al.; For guide Click http://www.jhuccp.org/pubs/fg/02/02.pdf (Size: 17 MB) Shares steps/tools to strategically develop communication material with participation of stakeholders, clear goals, segmented audiences, and messages based on sound research
Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of Improving Maternal Health: Determinants, Interventions and Challenges By Lule E et al.; World Bank; 2005 For full article Click here (Size: 1.5 MB) From recent research and survey information, the paper analyzes the key determinants and evidence on effective interventions for attaining the maternal health MDG
Emergency Contraceptive
Pills: By Hossain SMI et al.;
Population Council/FRONTIERS http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/frontiers/Manuals/ECP_manual.pdf (Size: 568 KB) Based on operational
research experience in
Incorporating gender into your NGO By Wassenaar N; Network Learning; May 2006 http://www.networklearning.org/download/gender.pdf (Size: 511 KB) This manual offers suggestions on mainstreaming gender within the organization, also provides related resources and links to tools like gender checklists for the project cycle
Are you interested to share your readings, new publications with the community? We are building this resource corner, where your recommended readings will feature.
Membership and Community Statistics
We now have more than thirteen hundred members (1,322)! You can find the list of new members, who joined since the last update, I am very glad to introduce them to you.
Click here to view the list of new members- http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-08-271206-22.pdf (Size: 34 KB)
Member Database- http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in to access it, click on Member List next to MCH Community. You will need to log in with your email and password, to see the details.
Completed Queries (27 November 2006 to 31 December 2006)
Developing
Large Scale HMIS, from Richa Som, Independent Consultant, Discussed issues related to implementing large scale health management information system (HMIS), with some experiences from Indian states
Nutrition
and Better Lactation, Amita Mishra, Independent Consultant, Discussed experiences related to tackling poor lactation problems and indigenous or traditional remedies improving milk production
Use
of PERT in Health Management, Indranath Banerjee, WHO India, Discussion offered several examples of project management tools, including PERT, Results Based Management, Performance Improvement, Logical Framework etc.
Open Queries
Improving Motivation Levels of Health Staff-Experiences; Examples. Reply by 8 January 2007 Reply to: se-mch@solutionexchange-un.net.in This query seeks experience and examples from Indian states on improving motivation of health staffs, managing challenges and political interferences
Completed E-Discussion Summary
Posting and Transfer Policy for Health Staff in Rural Areas. Issued 31 December 2006 Discussion explored reasons for lack of attention on posting of rural health staff, along with key governance and management challenges within the Government Health Services
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