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Community UpdateNo. 12: April 30, 2007In this Issue
From the Resource Team | Network Activity | Member Postings | Community News
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Dear Friends,
Greetings!
Time for the April update. The idea of observing Safe Motherhood Month has received a tremendous response from you. This month has been really busy and we have discussed many issues - ranging from Designing Birth Planning Calendar to Operationalising FRU – fetching many points of view. We still have some queries left, and once we are done, we will collate all the related discussions in MCH community in a page for you to have a look at. We are also hoping, technology permitting, that we will convert this into a full fledged archive of materials, categorized according to different segments of MCH care.
A special
mention for SEWA Rural who received the prestigious
MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions: 2007 on 29
March in
Looking forward to exciting exchanges this month as well.
Best Wishes,
Meghendra Banerjee & Resource Team, Solution Exchange
Thank you for signing me up. I hope it will help me to be in contact with the latest updates in MCH care as I work in the remotest part of Orissa among tribal community.
Regards, Dr.
Sankarlal Jain, Independent Consultant, Orissa I express my sincere thanks and gratitude for raising my query on health needs of out of school children in MCH community. I am overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response of all the participants. All the links that I got have really helped me in work of my study and enlightened me on the subject. I owe special thanks to all the honourable participants. Through this reply I express my sincere heartfelt thanks to all of them. The compilation of all responses in the form of consolidated reply was outstanding as it has enumerated all the links there. I congratulate you and your team for the excellent work done.
Thanks once again for all the help and support,
With regards,
Dr.
Anil Kumar, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, |
Recently Held
MCH Community Observed Safe Motherhood Month in April by dedicating the discussions on issues related to Safe Motherhood (SM). We are still discussing some issues on Safe Motherhood, Would you like to join? Click here to see open queries.
Launch of Disaster Community and first Resource Group Meeting 19 April 2007, New Delhi To strategize the future course of action for the Community. Contact G Padmanabhan or Nupur Arora for further information. Read Press Release.
Vacancy
Research Associate, Decentralization Community UNDP, Submission Deadline: 2 May 2007 For details Click here (Size: 41 KB)
Research Associate, Education Community UNDP, Submission Deadline: 8 May 2007 For details Click here (size: 41 KB)
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Very good and excellent way of presenting the issue that I want to raise Thanks & Regards
Dr. N Subramonia Iyer, UNICEF, Chennai
This mail is to thank you all for sharing your views and about your work in the area of community health planning and monitoring. Your responses have helped me in quickly taking forward my work which involves short listing examples/models in the area of community health planning and monitoring, conducting evidence review (ER) using E3 framework (effectiveness, efficiency and expandability), forming expert group and facilitating ER through them, designing district level Demonstration & Learning projects (if needed), Advocacy and Capacity building (if needed). All this is being done under newly launched USAID supported the Vistaar project for state Govts of UP, Jharkhand and National level NRHM.
Through your responses I am getting to know about organizations and individuals who have worked in this area and are enthusiastic to share their wisdom and learning. This is helping me in forming my expert groups for Evidence Review process and in short listing examples/models for further information.
As I progress in my work, soon I will contact some of you personally to discuss more about example/models shared by you. Thanks and regards……vibha
Vibha
Singh, Intrahealth
I wish to
dispel some widely held notions about prevention of maternal mortality in
developing countries like
Aloke Debdas, Nari Research Kendra,
Job Opportunities
From Arun Gupta, BPNI,
Program Coordinator (IBFAN Regional Coordinating Office, Submission Deadline: 15 May 2007
From Sarah Figge, UNDP,
Chief, Child Development and UNICEF,
Research Officer
Program Coordinator - Health
From Ramya Gopalan, UNDP,
Health
Specialist
Consultant-Community
Medicine
Consultant
(RCH Monitoring and Evaluation)
Consultant
Honours and Awards
From Rajinder
Gulati,
Elected
unopposed as President Elect (2007) in the recently held election meeting of
the IAP,
From Pankaj Shah , Sewa Rural, Jhagadia
SEWA Rural received prestigious MacArthur Award for Creative and
Effective Institutions: 2007 on 29 March in For press note Click http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-12-300407-12.doc (Size: 64 KB)
Upcoming Events
From
Training on Basic and Advanced Data Analysis using SPSS For press note Click http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-12-300407-13.pdf (Size: 67 KB) Aims at informing and capacity building of operational managers, consultants and researchers to use SPSS for informed decision-making
From Neeta Bhatia, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS), Pune
IX National Seminar on Medico Legal Systems and Hospital/Health Care Management Symbiosis Vishwabhavan, Pune; 10-13 May 2007 For schedule http://www.schcpune.org/news/2007/IX_National_Seminar_2007.pdf (Size: 182 KB) For 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,
5th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health For details visit 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
From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person
34th International Conference on Global Health: Partnerships Working Together for Global Health Omni Shoreham Hotel, For details Click here 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
National Chennai; 14-15 June 2007 For schedule Click here (Size: 37 KB) For registration form Click here (Size: 46 KB) Programme will focus on scaling up social commitments and initiate establishment of formal processes and institutions to sustain CSR in Indian Industry
International Conference on Psychology in Mental Health: Journey of a Profession- Prospects and Challenges National
Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
(NIMHANS), For details www.nimhans.kar.nic.in/icpmh2007 or www.tciconferences.com/icpmh A platform to discuss individual and systemic approaches to therapy, psychosocial issues across life span, recent trends in Behavioural Medicine, promotion of mental health etc
Reproductive Health 2007 For details Click http://www.arhp.org/rh2007/ Provides a space to present and discuss quality research findings in reproductive health
From T. N. Anuradha, UNDP,
Symposium on Nutrition and Bone Health The
Nutrition Foundation of To present findings on rising incidence of osteoporosis and discuss the possible reason for such escalation in India
From Pooja
Sahni, UNDP,
International Conference on Environmental Parasitology and Community Health Care Initiatives (ENPARACOHI-2007) Science
Faculty, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, For details Click here (Size: 215 KB) For sponsoring souvenir Click here (Size: 23 KB) Researchers
and practitioners from
From Francesca
4th
For details Click http://www.4apcrsh.org Platform to exchange ideas and discuss concerns about sexual and reproductive health and rights, with specific reference to the implementation of ICPD, 1994
Recently Held Events
From Suneeta Mittal, AIIMS,
12 by 12 initiative Making Pregnancy Safer: Targeting Anemia Eradication During Adolescence Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, All India Institute of
Medical Sciences, For details Click here (Size: 222 KB) Keeping in mind that Iron deficiency anemia adversely affects maternal and fetal health, this initiative will ensure that every child by the age of 12 years has hemoglobin of 12g%
Call for Proposals/ Papers
From Kewal Krishan,
Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology: Call For Papers For details Click http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijba/archives.xml For standard instructions on manuscripts Click http://www.ispub.com. This peer reviewed journal will include articles on human biology, genetics, growth and development, community health and epidemiology, clinical and medical Anthropology
From Sadhu Charan Panda, Burla
Journal of Community Medicine: Call For Papers on "Poverty and Development" Submission Deadline: 31 July2007 For details send email at sadhucmvss@yahoo.co.in It will be published online on 22nd October2007 and will get published later in the January 2008 issue
From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person
The Photoshare Blog! For details visit: www.photoshare.org/blog Provides space to discuss editorial photography, informed consent, copyright, ethics, tips for field while communicating health and development issues through photography
From Amit Bhanot,
Population Services International,
Global Health Network Supercourse; 1997 Uses internet to improve teaching in the field of public health as members of Supercourse contribute for creating a "Library of Lectures"
Indian Supercourse Network; 2004 http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/india/india.htm A collection of lectures in public health, on topics of particular interest to teachers and students contributed by 6,500 active collaborators across India
Partnering Opportunities
From Jessica Mayberry, Video Volunteers, Ahmedabad
Community Video Unit: Empowering Communities to Voice Video Volunteers and DRISHTI A tool for NGOs to expand scale and reach, promote awareness and to enable communities to advocate with authority with distribution of videos to mainstream media For details Click here (Size: 406 KB) For “Barefoot Filmmakers” an article in ODE; June 2006 Click here (Size: 398 KB) Looking for partners with an intention to launch 10 Community Video Units in 2007 and bringing out the voice of communities in mainstream media
Training Opportunities
From M. M. A. Faridi,
Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling (Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding and HIV and Infant Feeding) For details Click here (Size: 36 KB) For schedule Click here (Size: 49 KB) For registration form Click here (Size: 31 KB) Prepares health care providers with knowledge and appropriate counseling skills in infant and young child feeding required to manage IYCF Counseling Centre
From
2007 Leadership in Strategic Health Communication: Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases, HIV/ AIDS and Reproductive Health Course 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) 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 St.
Hugh's College, For details Click www.cebm.net/courses.asp 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
From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person
Basic of Health Economics (E-Learning Course) By World Bank; 7 May- 20 June 2007 For details Click here Exposes potential contribution of health economics to decision making and applying different efficiency dimensions to ensure larger return to investments, in health sector
Gender, Health and Poverty (E-Learning Course) By World Bank; 16 May-27 June 2007 For details Click here Enhances skills for developing gender-sensitive, pro-poor policies and interventions in national programs and assist countries in achieving the related MDGs
Resource Corner
From Geo Jacob, UNICEF,
European/Western Pregnancy Calendar For details Click here (Size: 250 KB) Pregnancy calendar based on 4 week lunar months can be looked for adaptation as per Indian standards and requirements
From B S Kodkany,
Technical Consultation in For details Click here (Size: 32 KB) Oral MisoProstol (MP) for prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage has received attention, and supplies will be arranged in WHO essential medicines
From Shubhada Kanani, M.S.
How Gender Sensitive is Nutrition-Health Care in Pregnancy and Lactation?: A Review of literature and the ICDS Perspective By S. Kanani, P. Katwala and D. Marathe; Women’s Health Training Research and Advocacy Cell (WOHTRAC), The M. S. University of Baroda; 2007 For full article Click here (Size: 253 KB) A brief review of studies on pregnancy and lactation and a study in ICDS focusing on gender sensitivity and perceptions of functionaries
From Anju Dadhwal, WHO India,
Ensuring Skilled Care for Every Birth Making Pregnancy Safer; World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/making_pregnancy_safer/en/ Links to related resources i.e. WHO recommendations for prevention of PPH, monitoring and evaluation of maternal health and services and six midwifery educational modules
From Gurpreet Singh, Municipal Corporation of
Report on Short Comings in Reporting of Maternal Deaths For details Click here (Size: 87 KB) Findings of a field appraisal carried out in Delhi slums for assessing training needs by a team led by Dr Kamla Ganesh, Former Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College
Workshop of Providers For details Click here (Size: 52 KB) A collection of views from field functionaries on factors affecting services at outreach level to help policy makers in designing of future strategies for improvement of services
From Aloke Debdas, Nari Research Kendra,
Formula of Two for Safe Maternity Right By A. Debdas; The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of Book written in rhymes or two liners that is easy to read and remember, targeting pregnant woman, also translated in Hindi, Marathi and Gurumukhi
Posters on Anaemia Prevention: Menstrual Days are Iron Taking Days By A. Debdas; The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of For Poster – I Click here (Size: 77 KB) For Poster – II Click here (Size: 122 KB) Serve as automatic reminder to a girl or a woman when to take iron tablet and why for putting up in girls and ladies common rooms and toilets in schools, colleges and offices
From Sarah Figge, UNDP.
Meeting the Health and Social Needs of
Married Girls in http://www.comminit.com/healthecomm/case-studies.php?showdetails=560 The research update presents the findings of First-Time Parents Project – involving married young women's reproductive and sexual health knowledge and practices
SUSTAINABILITY 101: Introduction to the Child Survival Sustainability Assessment (CSSA) Framework, Child Survival Technical Support Project (CSTS+), June 2005 http://www.comminit.com/healthecomm/lectures.php?showdetails=325
From
Safe Motherhood PRIME http://www.prime2.org/prime2/section/19.html Gives details on six programs executed for improving family planning, reproductive and maternal and child health care, primarily in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Pregnancy http://www.who.int/topics/pregnancy/en/ Provides links and descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes Safe Motherhood http://rho.org/html/safe_motherhood.htm The focus is on lessons learned from a decade of global experience in efforts to make motherhood safe
Safe Motherhood/Postpartum Care Reproductive Health; Population Council http://www.popcouncil.org/rh/safemom.html Reports various promising safe motherhood interventions under real-life conditions and suggests scaling these up as efficient approach for reducing maternal mortality
Safe Motherhood Reproductive Health; Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/index.htm Supports surveillance systems to monitor trends and investigate health issues and works with partners to better understand the burden of maternal complications and mortality
Safe Motherhood Initiative: 20 Years and Counting Lancet; 28 September 2006 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673606693859/fulltext (website require free registration) Article details the challenges, achievements and lessons learnt from Safe Motherhood Initiative to build on for moving forward
From Anant Kumar, Xavier Institute of
Social Service,
NGOs
in By A.
Kumar; http://bihartimes.com/articles/anant/ngosinbihar.html This commentary is based on authors field experience and interaction with NGO's representatives, staff and functionaries and their work with communities
From Vinod Bhanu, Centre for
Legislative Research and Advocacy (CLRA),
Indian Medical Parliamentarians’ Forum Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 1; Budget Session Issue; February-May 2007 For newsletter Click here (Size: 1.0 MB) Covers a range of issues from restructuring medical education to need of Public Health Act, HIV/AIDS, TB and something on our Solution Exchange MCH Community as well
From Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Urban
Urban Health Gateway Released For details visit http://uhrc.in/uhgateway Compilation of articles, reports, on health of urban poor and other related issues as a ready reference and easily accessible resource for researchers and other stakeholders
From Sarah Figge, UNDP,
New Plan for Nutritional Support to HIV Positive Kids By B. S. Perappadan; The Hindu; 14 March 2007 For details Click http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/14/stories/2007031421700500.htm NACO plans to launch a program to serve powdered, fortified food supplements meeting 60% requirement of calorie, protein of children enrolled in antiretroviral drug program
Breast-Feeding Benefits seen in HIV-Infected Women By W. Dunham; Reuters; 29 March 2007 For article Click here Study found that AIDS virus infected African women cut risk of transmission to their babies when they exclusively breast fed and not with formula, animal milk or solid food
A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities By J. Maxwell, J. W. Belser and D. David For details Click here Helps women with disabilities overcome barriers and improve their general health, self-esteem, and abilities to care for themselves and participate in their communities
Medknow Publications Private Limited For details visit http://www.medknow.com/ Open publishing firm had published journals by putting in place an original electronic manuscript submission and peer review system, and made them accessible to all
Health Systems 20/20 (HS20/20) For details visit http://www.healthsystems2020.org. Provides assistance in solving problems in health governance, finance, operations, and capacity building for long-term sustainability of system strengthening efforts
From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person
School-Based Reproductive Health and HIV Education Programs- An Effective Intervention By C. Parker and W. Finger; Interagency Youth Working Group; YouthLens No. 20; March 2007 For details Click here (Size: 181 KB) Review of programs shows that well-designed programs work, but implementation issues such as teacher training and cultural sensitivities remain challenging
Postpartum Hemorrhage Prevention: Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage Initiative (POPPHI); PATH; 2007 For details visit http://www.pphprevention.org/monitoring_evaluation.php Gives details of indicators used for active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL) and community-based prevention of PPH
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
Friends, we have completed 2 years this April. And we stand at 1600 plus members now, which is the exactly the double of what we were a year ago. As always, please find some community related statistics of the MCH Community.
Growth of Membership from April 2005 – April 2007 (Current total 1601)
Membership Balance in terms of Organisational Affiliation (N=1601), April 2007
Membership Balance in terms of Regional Distribution (N=1601), April 2007
We have issued over 50 consolidated replies since we
started and have covered major topics in Child Health and Maternal Health,
which correspond to
MCH Community Issues April 2005 – April 2007
This year (2007) we organised our Second Annual Forum in Sewagram, Maharshatra, where 200 participants met over two days to deliberate on MCH issues. Click here to view the Annual Forum Page.
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