Health Maternal and Child Health Community
Community Update No. 10:  February 28, 2007 In this Issue From the Resource Team |  Network Activity |  Member Postings |  Community News
From the Resource team A group of people coming together in a state of presence generates a collective field of great intensity. It not only raises the degree of presence of each member of the group but also helps to free the collective human consciousness from its current state of mind dominance. - Eckhart Tolle Dear Friends, Thank you for your overwhelming support. The 2^nd Annual Forum was a hit, and it has given us the belief that what started with a nice idea in 2005 has now taken a concrete shape. We are growing at an astonishing rate of almost 20 members per week, and your scale of participation in the discussions has thrown a challenge to many knowledge management theorists. The time has come to shift gears and we need to put the knowledge into practice. Now we will be working extensively on creating usable products based on your experience, comments and suggestions, especially what was presented during the 2^nd Annual Forum. So please send in your ideas on making these discussions into tangible products for various audiences. Some example are already in discussion like – action research, advocacy documents, ‘how to’ rosters, reference documents, publications etc. Many more are possible and we need to work on that. In one of our previous communications, we mentioned the idea of Newsletter for our community – are you interested to be a part of it? Send in your ideas how. The collective wisdom is here to stay. Best Wishes, Meghendra Banerjee & Deeksha Sharma Resource Team, Solution Exchange		Community News Events Upcoming Water Community Visioning Workshop 13-14 March 2007, New Delhi To strategize the future course of action for the Community. Contact Pankaj Srivastava or Ramya Gopalan for further information  Recently Held 2^nd Annual Meeting of MCH Community, 9-10 February 2007 Visit the 2^nd Annual Forum Page for Further Information, presentations etc. From our Partners WHO World Health Day www.who.int/world-health-day/2007 To see the tools and material to help plan and hold events, print and distribute promotional items and information
Member Postings/Testimonials Hi hearty congratulations on the successful completion of the Workshop. Pity we had to miss it, were on field. Do keep us posted. Best, Richa Som, JICA, Bhopal Until I joined this Team I could never imagine that such a simple education & idea exchange platform is even practical. I enjoy being enriched by each issue. My congratulations to your team. Dr A K Debdas, Nari Research Kendra, Jamshedpur Job Opportunities From Anju Singh, WHO India, New Delhi Knowledge to Practice Advisor– Technical Expert in Newborn and Child Health IntraHealth International, Delhi, Lucknow and/or Ranchi Click here (Size: 36 KB) for more information Send Application: jobs@intrahealth.org Last Date for Applications: 20 March 2007 Knowledge to Practice Advisor – Technical Expert in Nutrition IntraHealth International, Delhi, Lucknow and/or Ranchi Click here (Size: 37 KB) for more information Send Application: jobs@intrahealth.org Last Date for Applications: 22 March 2007 From Sarah Figge, UNDP, New Delhi Short-Term International Communication Volunteer Assignments Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) Teams, Africa and South Asia Click http://www.cdc.gov/nip/global/stopteam.htm for more information Send Application: jbates@unicef.org and djking@unicef.org Last Date for Applications: 20 March 2007 Upcoming Events From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate Global Videoconference on Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Integration and the Client Perspective; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (EST), 1 March 2007 For additional information contact: info@ibpinitiative.org Aims to facilitate networking and dialogue among managers, clients and others while improving client provider interaction related to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS Reproductive Health 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota; 26-29 September 2007 Last date for abstracts submission: 21 March 2007 To submit abstract visit www.arhp.org/rh2007/2007callforabstracts.cfm Abstracts demonstrating high quality research practices will be selected for oral or poster presentation and published in Contraception journal From Sunil Nandraj, WHO India, New Delhi Training programme on Health Insurance State Institute of Health & Family Welfare Campus, Phase VI, Mohalli, Chandigarh; 6-9 March 2007 MOHFW in collaboration with WHO India country office is organising this capacity building event to design, implement and manage health insurance programmes in various states Click here for more information Click here for nomination form Nominations are invited from NGOs, self-help groups and co-operatives from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat & Delhi From Abhijeet Sangama, CMAI, New Delhi Defending the Health of People in the Era of Globalisation National Health Assembly-II; Bhopal; 23-25 March 2007 Visit www.phm-india.org for more information Within the framework of the theme various thematic issues would be discussed to point out key policy deficiencies and then sharply posing the alternatives From A. Prabaharan, Public Action, New Delhi National Conference on "The Costs of Commercialised Health Services" Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi; 25 March 2007 For registration contact Vikrant Desai at: publicaction@soon.com Public Action cordially invites the stakeholders in health to this event, where prominent leaders of India's health sector will be speaking and sharing their vision From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person 4th Annual International Health Conference Innovation, Advancement, and Best Practices to Achieve Global Goals Unite For Sight; Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA; 14-15 April 2007 http://uniteforsight.org/conference/2007/index.php This is place to exchange ideas across disciplines about best practices in public health, medicine and research, and international health and development An International Conference on Best Practices in Sexual and Reproductive Health Thailand, Khon Kaen; 27-29 April 2007 For registration Click http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/rhl/meeting.html An opportunity for learning current issues in evidence-based sexual and reproductive health care, sharing experiences and networking with others working in the field 34th International Conference on Global Health: Partnerships Working Together for Global Health Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington D.C.; 29 May -1 June 2007 Click here for more information Will explore how joint efforts help to tackle complex health problems and find solutions to these problems at all levels and by doing so improve the health worldwide From Neeta Bhatia, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS), Pune IX National Seminar on Medico Legal Systems & Hospital/Health Care Management Symbiosis Vishwabhavan, Pune; 10-13 May 2007 Schedule http://www.schcpune.org/news/2007/IX_National_Seminar_2007.pdf (Size: 182 KB) Registration Form http://www.schcpune.org/news/2007/NS07.pdf (Size: 44 KB) Eminent specialists from the field of health care management and medico legal experts will be participating in lectures and interactive sessions during the program From Kusum Gopal, London School of Economics, UK 5th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health Amsterdam, Netherlands; 24-28 May 2007 For more information Click http://www.trop-amsterdam2007.com/ Theme chosen is Partnership and Innovation in Global Health, expressing the need for collaboration for developing the quality of global health and achieve some of the MDGs Recently Held Events From Sarah Figge, UNDP, New Delhi Presentations from India Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) Meeting in 2006, New Delhi http://www.comminit.com/strategicthinking/stieagpolio2006/thinking-2013.html This sixteenth meeting of IEAG, was convened to review polio eradication progress in India within a global context and to make recommendations on the strategies presented From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person Alternative Health Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, Pennsylvania; 28 February 2007 The event is archived at www.wilsoncenter.org/globalhealth To bear the unpredictable nature and burden of high health care costs provides an overview of small- and large-scale health financing schemes from developing countries Call for Proposals From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person Call for Business Plans 2007 New Ventures India, Hyderabad Last date for submission: 15 April 2007 Visit http://www.newventuresindia.org/nvinew/index.html for more information For entry form: http://www.newventuresindia.org/nvinew/link_img/PDF/Resources%201.doc  (Size: 152 KB) Invites the environmental friendly, innovative, socially responsible and sustainable business plans from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) Partnering Opportunities From Rahul Verma, Care My Colostomy, New Delhi Care My Colostomy Click http://www.caremycolostomy.org for more information An NGO for children having congenital birth defects or pediatric genetic syndromes need guidance and direction in this field Training Opportunities From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate 2007 Leadership in Strategic Health Communication: Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases, HIV/ AIDS and Reproductive Health Course Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; 4-22 June 2007 For application form visit http://www.jhuccp.org/training/Workshop/Advances.htm Responding to changing health needs course provides need based content for strategic health communication planning incorporating latest thinking on leadership development International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) Ottawa, Canada; 11 June- 6 July 2007 http://www.ipdet.org/page.aspx?pageId=programInfo Designed to build skills of professionals from governments, non-governmental, bilateral and multilateral development agencies to evaluate development interventions 13th Oxford Workshop on Teaching Evidence-Based Practice St. Hugh's College, Oxford, UK; 10- 14 September 2007 Click www.cebm.net/courses.asp for more information Last Date for Applications: 31 March 2007 Aimed for health care professionals already having some knowledge of critical appraisal and experience in evidence-based health care and want to explore issues around teaching Resource Corner From S. R. Patel, Government of Gujarat, Ahmedabad Maternal Health Financing – Issues and Options: A Study of Chiranjeevi Yojana in Gujarat By R. Bhat et al.; Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; August 2006 http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/publications/data/2006-08-03rbhat.pdf (Size: 1.1 MB) Documents the experience of implementing Chiranjeevi scheme by using voucher system for BPL people and discusses the issues in up-scaling it further Rapid Assessment of Chiranjivee Yojna in Gujarat UNFPA; 2006 http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-10-280207-05.doc (Size: 64 KB) With the objective of documenting best practices and identify gaps in the scheme details the methodology, data collection tools, and checklist used and process of data collection From Uday Bodhankar, Independent Consultant, Maharashtra Role  of  Obstetrician  in  Newborn  Care By U Bodhankar http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-10-280207-06.doc (Size: 60 KB) Suggests that the obstetrician should continue to serve the mothers but in addition have clearly demarcated functions focusing on the newborn care at birth Birth Attendants One or Two By J John and U Bodhankar http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-10-280207-07.doc (Size: 48 KB) Explores Anganwadi worker as the infant’s worker, but as she ought to concentrate on children over one year implementation of a modified Gadchiroli model was suggested From Sunil Nandraj, WHO India, New Delhi Free Access to the Cochrane Library for Everyone in India Available at www.thecochranelibrary.com India now has national access to this evidence based information resource, this far-sighted initiative of ICMR will help shape the future of health care in India From Toms K. Thomas, Evangelical Social Action Forum, Trichur E-Applications & National Rural Health Mission (NRHM): A promising way to fabricate the competence of Public Health Actors like Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) By T. K. Thomas; eHealth; January 2007 http://ehealthonline.org/ehealthasia/2007/fullpapers/TomsThomas_eHealthAsia07ABS111.pdf (Size: 168 KB) Explores the role of ICT in improving over all performance of the public health system especially the access to quality health services by rural poor through ASHA From Sarah Figge, UNDP, New Delhi Emerging Field of Telemedicine: Keynote Address By J. G. Paraki; National Conference of the Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Alice Springs; 9-11 September 2004 http://www.bcngroup.org/beadgames/notationalStandards/Paraki/Keynote.doc (Size: 94 KB) Explains different aspects, ranging from content management of telemedicine to how to begin an academic and research program on the platform of Telemedicine Technology India child malnourishment rates worse than Africa By Nita Bhalla; Reuters; 21 February 2007 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL334973.htm This survey by Indian Health Ministry in conjunction with UNICEF illustrates how India’s recent economic gains have failed to benefit women and children's health and nutrition From CHETNA, Ahmedabad Information about Children In-Charge For Change- A Resource Package English, Hindi and Gujarati Cost of the package: Rs 600/- (25% discount valid up to 31 March 2006) For more details visit www.chetnaindia.org or contact chetna@incenet.net/ chetnarrc@gmail.com Contains case studies highlighting various approaches used by field organizations for active participation of children in development, challenges faced and the lessons learnt From Chandrani Banerjee, PSI, New Delhi 45% of Indian girls are married off before 18 years Times of India; 23 February 2007 Click here (Size: 102 KB) for more information The findings of the latest National Family Health Survey-III carried out in 29 states during 2005-06 reports lack of education as a major fuelling factor to this trend From Keerti Bhusan Pradhan, LAICO-Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai Service Excellence- Why & How? By R. Santhanam; M&M’s General Management Program, IIM Bangalore; 11 December 2003 http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-10-280207-11.doc (Size: 119 KB) For achieving service excellence compares the ideology behind Wall-Mart and Aravind Eye Care System while debating the service vision, operations, systems and teams of both Model Hospitals Coming Up Attempt to Replicate success Story of South The Hindu; 23 September 2006 http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-10-280207-12.doc (Size: 272 KB) To understand the success of south in maternal and child health and replicate it in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states, a model hospital-cum-research facility approved From Sadhu Charan Panda, V. S. S. Medical College, Burla India Actively Exports Polio: An Introspection By S. C. Panda; National Conference of IAPSM, AIIMS, New Delhi; 23 February 2007 http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-10-280207-13.doc (Size: 995 KB) Study different determinants which make India responsible for actively exporting the polio virus to other countries From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person Our Future: Sexuality and life skills education for young people International HIV/AIDS Alliance; December 2006 http://synkronweb.aidsalliance.org/graphics/secretariat/publications/Our_Future_Grades_4-5.pdf (Size: 3 MB) Series of three books contributes to comprehensive strategy by Government of Zambia for sexual and reproductive health and HIV education for young people in and out of school Comprehensive Training Curriculum from Pathfinder International Pathfinder International; November 1997 http://www.pathfind.org/Publications_Training_and_Capacity_Building_CRHFP Uniquely designed for the training of physicians, nurses, and midwives by clinical trainers who do not have an extensive training background MENTOR (Monitoring and Evaluation Network of Training On-line Resources) MEASURE Evaluation; 2006 www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/training/MENTOR This is a free on-line resource that provides training materials on health-related monitoring and evaluation (M & E) topics KM4PH Web Conference Global Online Forum of Public Health Students; World Health Organisation http://www.who.int/km4ph/connections/student_forum2/en/index.html This weekly online communication for students and others will provide a platform to share knowledge and experiences in public health and strengthen networking and partnerships To join the forum, please contact at km4ph@who.int The Gutenberg Project:  An online library including over 20,000 free books http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ Is a volunteer effort to digitize, archive, and distribute full texts of public domain books for use by teachers and others to build new courses or just to share free ebooks From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate Understanding of Health in different manner By World Health Organisation, Geneva; 22-30 January 2007 http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB120/b120_1ann-en.pdf (Size: 55 KB) Disease Control Priorities(DCP1) Project Team and supporting organizations brought out this document providing greater understanding and knowledge of health-related issues Women's Lives and Experiences: Changes in the Past Ten Years By D. Vadnais et al.; ORC Macro, USA;  August 2006 http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=598&srchTp=home Try to explore how women's lives improved since 1994 International Conference on Population and Development with the help of Demographic and Health Surveys findings Unwanted Fertility Among The Poor: An Inequity? By D. Gillespie et al.; Bulletin of the World Health Organization; 2007 http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/2/06-033829.pdf (Size: 484 KB) Debates if higher fertility and lower contraceptive use among the poorer segments of society should be considered an inequality or an inequity Unsafe Abortion: Facts & Figures By D. Mesce; Population Reference Bureau; 2006 http://www.prb.org/pdf06/UnsafeAbortion2006.pdf (Size: 235 KB) Shares data and other information to highlight the public health impact of unsafe abortion Understanding Costs to Improve the Reproductive Health of Married and Unmarried Youth in India (Rockefeller Briefing Kit) International Center for Research on Women (ICRW); 2006 http://www.icrw.org/docs/publications-2006/rock-briefingkit-all.pdf (Size: 3.2 MB) This brief reflects findings from costing studies conducted as part of three research projects in India in a broader multi-partner program, led by ICRW Are you interested to share your readings, new publications with the community? We are building this resource corner, where your recommended readings will feature. Network Activity Membership and Community Statistics Members who have changed their organisations or wish to change other information in their profile can update their profile online at http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in or send us an email with relevant information. We now have more than fourteen hundred members (1,477)! You can find the list of new members, who joined since the last update, we are 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-10-280207-14.pdf  (Size: 35 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 (1 February 2007 to 28 February 2007) Assessing Quality of Health Care– Experiences. Issued 3 February 2007 Documents experiences of assessing and improving quality of care in health facilities from various parts of India Decentralized Supplementary Nutrition Program in ICDS - Experiences. Cross Posted with Food & Nutrition Security Community. Issued 14 February 2007 Documents experiences of decentralised mechanisms for supplementary nutrition programmes in ICDS in various parts of India Combating Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) in India – Experiences. Cross Posted with Food & Nutrition Security Community. Issued 27 February 2007 Experiences of NGOs, Government or multilaterals in combating Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), covers regulations, geographical distributions and local issues Open Queries Locating Best Practices in ICDS – Examples. Cross Posted with Food & Nutrition Security Community. Looking for tested practices and successful innovations within ICDS with a view to the opportunities, feasibility and costs for scaling up Reply to se-mch_se-food@solutionexchange-un.net.in Potential Partners for Network Enterprises - Referrals. Cross Posted with Work & Employment Community. Reply by 6 March 2007 Network Enterprises are looking for partnership with various NGOs and related organizations such as technology providers, producer groups, private entrepreneurs Reply to se-emp_se-mch@solutionexchange-un.net.in Village level committees for delivery of services - Examples; Experiences. Cross Posted with Decentralization Community. 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