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Community Update No. 14: June 30, 2007 In this Issue From the Resource Team | Network Activity | Member Postings | Community News
From the Resource team Dear Friends, We are pleased to bring you the June MCH Community Update. This month has seen some serious debates on safety issues in laparoscopic sterilisation and mainstreaming pharmacists in reproductive health care. This discussion will continue in the next month. This year represents the midpoint to the Millennium Development Goals, a series of events will take place in India to track progress and advocate for the MDGs, starting July. It will be useful to create awareness in our fraternity too. Please send in your ideas on how we can take this campaign forward. The MCH Goals and Targets – Goal 4 – Reduce Child Mortality Target : Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate Goal 5 – Improve Maternal Health Target: Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio For more information on Goals, Targets and Health related indicators please visit the WHO Global Site at - http://www.who.int/mdg/goals/en/index.html We urge you to come forward, contribute and act as a catalyst. Best Wishes, Meghendra Banerjee & Deeksha Sharma Resource Team, Solution Exchange		Community News Upcoming Food & Nutrition Security Community – 2^nd Annual Forum, 17 – 18 August, Hyderabad. Contact – Gopi Ghosh, FAO From our Partners UNICEF 99%: The proportion of maternal deaths that occur in developing countries – Read More WHO Innovative Approach Tackles Malnutrition in the Community An innovative approach is showing progress in addressing severe acute malnutrition…. Read More Managing the Health Millennium Development Goals - The challenge of management strengthening: Lessons from three countries, WHO, May 2007 Read More
Member Postings Dear All, CARE has joined the global campaign to protect access to essential medicines for the poor. Read more at http://www.careindia.org/ManageNews/VisitNewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=47 Join the campaign and sign the petition on www.careindia.org to show your support and solidarity. Spread the word. Ask your NGO partners, especially those working on the issue of HIV/AIDS to join the campaign in putting people first, safeguarding their right to access affordable essential medicines.... Regards, Amelia Amelia Andrews Daniels, CARE India, New Delhi Dear Friends, On world environment day! With global warming and its' consequence becoming real concern for the globe, one natural way of providing environmental friendly nutrition to the infants is breastfeeding. Environment was world breastfeeding week theme during 1997. The documents prepared ten years back are still relevant. Herewith, I am attaching some excerpts from the action folder prepared by BPNI for WBW 1997. http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-14-300607-01.doc I hope, you will find it useful and thought provoking. regards, J. P. Dadhich, BPNI, New Delhi Dear Friends, As you might know the Monsoon session of the Parliament is scheduled to commence from the 21st of July. I request you to write to me regarding various issues on which you want me to ask questions or raise a debate in the Parliament. Please note questions pertaining to local matters - like request for a bridge or school or hospital are not entertained in Parliament. Parliamentary debates are usually on general matters - more on policy issues rather than on a specific problem. I look forward for your response Dr. R. Senthil, Member of Parliament Home based Life Saving Skills Here is another 'Home based' life saving skill which can be learned by the family members of the patient to prevent and also to check the greatest killer of mothers – PPH. Read More Dr. Aloke Debdas, Jamshedpur Vacancy From Anju Dadhwal, WHO India The following 12 vacancies for Assistant Professors in various subjects have been advertised in news papers for PGIMER, Chandigarh, Last date is 15 July 07. 1. Community Medicine - two 2. Health Management - One 3. Epidemiology - One 4. Health Promotion - One 5. Nutrition - One 6. Health Economics - One 7. Environmental Health - One For position no. 1 only medical candidates are eligible, for position no. 2 & 3 both medical and non-medical candidates can apply but for position no. 4, 5, & 6 only Non-Medical candidates are eligible. Application forms and eligibility criteria (qualification, experience, age etc.) can be obtained from Committee Officer, PGIMER, Chandigarh. http://pgimer.nic.in & http://pgimer.nic.in/apcorridetail.htm Awards/Honours From Biswajit Padhi, SRUSTI, Orissa 3 Minutes with Biswajit Padhi, Secretary, SRUSTI, Naupada http://www.ngoleaders.com/biswajitpadhi.htm Upcoming Events From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate International Conference on Psychology in Mental Health: Journey of a Profession- Prospects and Challenges National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore; 26-28 July 2007 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 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; 26-29 September 2007 For details Click http://www.arhp.org/rh2007/ Provides a space to present and discuss quality research findings in reproductive health From Anup Kumar Das, UNESCO, New Delhi ICMR-NIH Training Programme on Bioethics National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore; 20 August - 27 October 2007 Last Date for Applications: 7 July 2007 For more information: http://www.icmr.nic.in/icmrnews/icmr-nih%20workshop/icmr_nih.htm Application Form: http://www.icmr.nic.in/icmrnews/icmr-nih%20workshop/icmr_nih_appform.doc Program includes four week foundation course in bioethics and one week elective course in research ethics or clinical ethics, or ethics in social science research related to health From Pooja Sahni, UNDP, New Delhi International Conference on Environmental Parasitology and Community Health Care Initiatives (ENPARACOHI-2007) Science Faculty, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra; 13-15 October 2007 For details Click here (Size: 215 KB) For sponsoring souvenir Click here (Size: 23 KB) Researchers and practitioners from India and abroad will identify vistas for integration and convergence of environmental parasitology with community health initiatives From Chandrani Banerjee, PSI, New Delhi Scaling-Up FP/MNCH Best Practices in Asia and the Near East Technical Meeting Millennium Hilton Hotel, Bangkok, Tailand September 3-8 2007 Registration Open. Click Here for more. To disseminate high impact Family Planning/Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (FP/MNCH) best practices for scaling-up in the Asia and Near East (ANE) region. From Francesca Barolo, India Consortium on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, New Delhi 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health Hyderabad; 29-31 October 2007 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 From Nabeel M. K., Bangalore 2nd National Bioethics Conference Bangalore; 6- 8 December 2007 For Conference Brochure http://ijme.in/2nbcbrochure.pdf The conference aims to facilitate comprehensive debates on health care technologies in the context of clinical practice, research, and public health and policy. Call for Nomination From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate Manthan Award 2007 India's Best e-Content for Development (e-Health) Last Date for Nominations: 31 July, 2007 You can file in your nominations in two ways: · Online filing of nominations after visiting relevant section at www.manthanaward.org, or · Downloading the nomination form and sending in your details at manthanaward@gmail.com (for downloading form, go to www.manthanaward.org) For further details contact: Osama Manzar / Syed S. Kazi The Manthan Award 2007 12/17, LGF, Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi – 1100017 Tel: 011-26532786 / 26532787 / 46024552 Fax: 011-26532787 Email: osamam@gmail.com; syedskazi@gmail.com Call for Proposals/ Papers From Paramita Sudharto, WHO India, New Delhi New Inquiry: Maternal Health Press Notice 34, Session 2006-07 http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-14-300607-02.doc From Minaxi Shukla, Chetna Extended Deadline: CALL FOR ARTICLES Child-to-Child Newsletter 2007 - Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) and the Child-to-Child approach Articles should be sent to the email address chetna@icenet.net or chetna_ctc@yahoo.co.in by July 10, 2007. The newsletter will be published in November 2007. Click Here for more From Kewal Krishan, Panjab University, Chandigarh 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, V.S.S. Medical College, 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 Supporting Efforts to Scale-Up High Impact Best Practices in Family Planning, Maternal, Newborn, and Infant/Child Health in the Asia/ Near East Region: Request for Applications http://www.esdproj.org/site/PageServer?pagename=RFA_ANE1 Extending Service Delivery (ESD) Project will award three to five grants to country teams, participating in technical meeting in Bangkok on 4-9 September 2007 Training Opportunities From Jeevan Kuruvilla, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore Short Course in Economic Basis of Health Care Intervention Department of Community Medicine, CMC, Vellore; 16-18 August 2007 For application form and details Click here (Size: 49 KB) Introduces basic principles of economic evaluation, types of research designs, cost effectiveness and benefit analysis, developing research questions and writing proposal Principles and Practice of Epidemiology, 30th course Department of Community Medicine, CMC, Vellore; 20 August-1 September 2007 For application form and details Click here (Size: 50 KB) Describes epidemiological approach, reliability and validity of diagnostic tests and screening of diseases, study designs and analytical methods used in this area Short Course on Clinical Trials and Case Control Study Designs Department of Community Medicine, CMC, Vellore; 15-20 October 2007 For application form and details Click here (Size: 49 KB) Provides skills in randomization techniques, sample size calculation, masking manoeuvres, preparation of forms and data analysis using multivariate techniques From Anju Dadhwal, WHO India, New Delhi Global Course: "Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform" Bangkok, Thailand; 20-31 August 2007 Application deadline: 15 June 2007 For Brochure Click here http://siteresources.worldbank.org/HNPLP/Resources/461053-1142350259918/bangkok.pdf (Size: 232 KB) Explores key elements in designing efficient, equitable and financially sustainable population policies and reproductive health programmes in context of health sector reform From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate 13th Oxford Workshop on Teaching Evidence-Based Practice St. Hugh's College, Oxford, UK; 10- 14 September 2007 For details Click www.cebm.net/courses.asp 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 M. M. A. Faridi, G. T. B. Hospital, Delhi Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling (Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding and HIV and Infant Feeding) Ranchi 29 September-5 October 2007 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 Indu Kapoor, CHETNA, Ahemdabad Children as Catalysts for Change Samvaad Heritage Conference Centre, CHETNA, Ahmedabad; 30 November-5 December 2007 For details contact: Ms Minaxi Shukla, Course coordinator, CHETNA; chetna@icenet.net Course is designed for senior personnel to develop conceptual clarity on children based approaches, identify and prioritize issues and implement evidence based strategies Resource Corner From Sunil Nandraj, WHO, India Free access to the Cochrane Library for everyone in India www.thecochranelibrary.com The Cochrane Library is freely available to all residents of India with Internet access. Anyone in India with access to the Internet now has complementary access From Meena Bhatia, Chetna, Gujarat Educators’ Manual www.chetnaindia.org Priced publication, for educators working in formal and non formal education programmes imparting health and nutrition education through child centred health education strategy From Ramya Gopalan, UNDP, New Delhi Change, Choice and Power: Young Women, Livelihoods and HIV Prevention http://www.unfpa.org/upload/lib_pub_file/674_filename_change.pdf Explores relationship of economic independence, vulnerability to HIV infection, level of sexual and reproductive health in women and adolescent girls, and gender-based violence Are you being served? Popular Satisfaction With Health and Education Services in Africa http://www.afrobarometer.org/papers/AfropaperNo65.pdf AfroBarometer This article explores the determinants of public satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with health and education services in Africa The State of the World's Mothers 2006 Report http://www.savethechildren.org/publications/mothers/2006/SOWM_2006_final.pdf Save the Children Reports on child mortality rates in developing countries, includes Child Survival Progress Rankings of 60 countries, which account for 94 % of all child deaths worldwide From Sarah Figge, UNDP, New Delhi Swasthya Ki Khoj Mein (Hindi): A three volume series on Health Education. http://www.nirantar.net/education_curric.htm#health Volume I - Ek Nazariya focuses on perspective building on issues related to health, gender, poverty, nutrition and the health care system. Rs. 50 Volume II - Khud Ko Jaane deals with the human anatomy, its functioning, common illnesses, and home remedies. Rs. 75 Volume III - Deals with adolescence, reproductive health, violence and sexuality. Rs.75 From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate Zinc supplementation reduced cost and duration of acute diarrhea in children Germana V. Gregorioa et al Journal of Clinical Epidemiology; Volume 60, Issue 6, June 2007, Pages 560-566 Click Here for Abstract Cost effectiveness analysis of use of zinc with ORS to reduce time and acuteness of diarrhoea Case studies from Asia Mobility and Health http://www.mobilityandhealth.org/case/case_as.php Eight case studies from five different countries in Asia covering the issues of Mobility and Health from a diverse range of perspectives and different contexts National Policy on the Voluntary Sector Voluntary Action Cell, Planning Commission, Government of India, May 2007 http://planningcommission.nic.in/data/ngo/npvol07.pdf 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 Seventeen Hundred members (1,720)! 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-14-300607-51.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 June 2007 to 30 June 2007) Measuring Behaviour Change in Health -Examples; Experiences. Issued 14 June 2007 (PDF, Size 175 KB) Discussed programmatic issues in measurement of behaviour change programmes in maternal and child health including surveys, monitoring and evaluation methodologies. Public Private Community Partnerships in Social Sector – Experiences, Advice. Cross Posted with Decentralisation Community. Issued 14 June 2007 (PDF, Size 205 KB) Explored legal frameworks for establishing PPCP in social sector initiatives and PRI’s willingness to work with private parties and its modalities Operationalising First Referral Units (FRU)- Experiences. Issued 18 June 2007 (PDF, Size 156 KB) Discussed operational issues in revamping and setting up first referral units, including human resources, curriculum, infrastructure and involvement of private sector. Implementing Home Based Life Saving Skills (HBLSS) Programme - Experiences; Referrals. Issued 22 June 2007 (PDF, Size 140 KB) Discussed implementation issues of HBLSS including the Take Action Cards and identified referral points for further information and partnership.. Open Queries Safety Standards in Laparoscopic Sterilisation-Experiences; Examples. Reply by 6 July 2007 Seeks experiences of practitioners in conducting laparoscopic sterilisation in compromised environments, role of guidelines and case studies of iatrogenic infections Role of Pharmacists in Promoting MCH – Experiences. (Consolidated Reply to be issued) Seeks experiences of involving pharmacists in mainstream health care, identifying their possible roles and responsibilities as reproductive health agents Previous Updates http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/index.htm Many thanks to all who contributed to this issue! 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