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Community Update No. 17:  September 30, 2007 In this Issue From the Resource Team |  Network Activity |  Member Postings |  Community News
From the Resource team Dear Friends, Greetings! Its time for our September update. This update carries a snapshot of activities that took place in MCH community throughout September. As usual you will also find a list of readings, upcoming events, partnering opportunities shared by our members. This month we discussed a very important issue of involving men in Family Planning. A timely discussion as it is, the members have shown interest to take this issue forward and look deeper into various aspects of social, cultural and behavioural aspects of involvement of men. This year, as we mentioned earlier also, is the mid point of the Millennium Development Goals. The Millennium Declaration set 2015 as the target date for achieving most of the goals associated with it. We would like to share a report, issued midway through the 15-year period for global accomplishment of the MDGs. Meanwhile we would also like to share the report a meeting of the inter agency Inter-agency and Expert Group on MDG Indicators that has recommended inclusion of Reproductive Rights as a part of the Goal 5. The target is described as Achieve, by 2015; universal access to reproductive health, with additional indicators of Adolescent birth rate, Antenatal care coverage (at least one visit and at least four visits) and Unmet need for family planning. Looking forward to your views, news and feedback. Best Wishes, Meghendra Banerjee & Deeksha Sharma Resource Team, Solution Exchange Member Postings/Testimonials NIHFW has developed a network & partnership with Medical Colleges, SIHFWs/HFWTCs/CTIs and Nursing Schools/Colleges through “Public Health Education & Research Consortium”. http://www.nihfw.org/html/NetWorkingAndPart.htm The main activities to be initiated are: 1. Sharing of information on programmes/guidelines and recent updates through print and electronic media 2. Research Methodology Workshops 3. Rapid Appraisal Methods for Partnership Research 4. GIS Mapping of Health Manpower 5. Capacity building for improving District Health System through Workshops/Joint Meetings etc. 6. To initiate discussion on priority issues on Public Health The Sharing of information have already been started and we have received responses of about 80 Medical Colleges and 61 Nursing Colleges besides 18 partner SIHFWs/CTIs. We have collated the information and have posted on our website www.nihfw.org.    The letter which was sent to the partner institutions for information sharing is also attached herewith for your perusal please. The very purpose of writing to you this letter is to share with you new initiatives taken at NIHFW and also to have your valuable suggestions for improving and strengthening this consortium. You are requested to send to your comments and suggestions at email director@nihfw.org. Deoki Nandan, NIHFW, New Delhi		Community News Upcoming Visioning Workshop of the Microfinance Community Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi; 11 October 2007. Contact Anjum Khalidi 2^nd Annual Forum of the Decentralization Community Bhopal; 25-27 October 2007. Contact Alok Srivastava or Hemant Joshi Recently Held 2^nd Resource Group Meeting of the Disaster Management Community UN Conference Hall, New Delhi; 7 September 2007. Contact G. Padmanabhan and/or Nupur Arora for more information Resource Group Meeting of the Microfinance Community ILO Conference Hall, New Delhi; 13 September 2007. Contact Anjum Khalidi for more information From Our Partners   WHO The World Health Report 2007: A Safer Future UNICEF Annual Report 2006 UNFPA The State of World Population Report 2007: Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth UNDP Indonesia’s Aceh Province Seeks Expertise from UN's Solution Exchange in India Inspired by Solution Exchange India, the tsunami-hit Aceh region of Indonesia has reached an agreement with the United Nations Country Team in India to seek expertise for establishing similar networks for disaster recovery and rehabilitation
I would like to inform you that I had Received the Best doctor in the state for 2000 from the Government of Kerala. The paper "-Where there is no anaesthetist-C section under Local anaesthesia an effective alternative" received the best paper award in the journal-Rural Surgery, A journal Of Rural Medicare Society in 2004. My dream and ambition is making available one Comprehensive Obstetric Care Service available  24*7,accessible, and affordable for every 500000 population in India, geographically distributed. I always wish to emphasis the fact that no mother should die from Pregnancy as pregnancy is not a disease and it is purely a physiological process. If we are loosing more and more women in the age group of 15-25, it is actually a system failure. We should try to make pregnancy Joyful event and not one to be afraid of. I still wish to hear that more and more FRUs are getting operational giving 24*7 service.. I was told that at the Central level some one has started thinking in this line. I would like to join hands with those having similar thoughts and feelings. N. Subramonia Iyer, UNICEF, Chennai You will be pleased to know that the Field NGOs in Nuapada have started an innovative programme to promote savings to meet I.D. expenses for poor women. all women are being given a small savings box with message for all the nine months so that they start savings from the momemnt they get preganant. In order to promote nutrition , they are also given drumstick & papaya plant to plant in their backyard. enclosed photograph is presentation of a kit containing the savings box & papaya plants by the Nuapada collector Dr. Mrinalini Darswal & MLA Nuapada Shri Raju Dholkia to one pregnant women . This programme was organised by Mother NGO SRUSTI in Nuapada district of Orissa. Regards Biswajit Padhi, SRUSTI, Naupada I applaud the Solution Exchange Maternal & Child Health Community. I have seen and even participated on e-discussion on various parts of this program. I have witnessed that how members were involved in giving solution to the topic once announced. There was tremendous involvement in giving not only suggestions but their own field experiences. This is an excellent Programme, what I feel personally. The discussions, thoughts, field experiences definitely will be useful to the improvement of the health of the society, particularly, illiterate women. I had collected data of 779 women in June 2007 to August 2005 in two slums , one on Hill and the other on plain area, regarding ANC, PNC, Child Care, Waterborne diseases, Reproductive health problems and awareness of HIV/ AIDS, and STD and found that, illiteracy is the main cause for not availing health facilities available in the area. Accordingly I have presented so far 2 papers, one in PAA 2007 Annual Meeting, in March, 2007 in New York, on “Maternal Care among Reproductive Women in Slums in Greater Mumbai” and another in the Kangwon National University, Chuncheon in August, 2007 on “Child care among Reproductive Women in Slums in Greater Mumbai”. I am also interested in taking the projects in the same field with larger sample size of about 3000 and in India there is lot of scope to such study. But I have no knowledge of financing agencies. If you can guide me in this regard, I will be thankful to you and thus such opportunities will give chances to serve poor sector of people in the society, I feel. V. M. Sarode, Mulund College of C ommerce, Mumbai This is a reporting of an initiative taken by our foundation in one of the rural schools of Kancheepuram district, Tamilnadu. A brief perspective is required to report the background of the initiative. Girls are sometimes unprepared for the onset of menstrual periods during school hours. when it happens, the girl immediately wants to go home and we often find girls not attending school throughout their cycles. Also, we find that menstruation is a taboo topic and education on this aspect is minimal for the adolescent girl….. Read More Dr. R.Sujatha, Shri Cheema Foundation, (CSR Wing of TVS-Electronics ltd.) Upcoming Events From Rajinder Gulati, IAP, Punjab Annual Conference of National Neonatology Forum (NNF) Punjab and Intensive Care Chapter (Punjab) Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Hotel Regent Park, Behind TV Centre, Jalandhar; 30 September 2007 http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-17-300907-01.jpg Programme covers issues like feeding problems in neonates, management of sepsis, life threatening events and approach to grunting and convulsing neonate 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 Sarah Figge, UNDP, New Delhi Women Deliver: A Global Conference ExCel Centre, London; 18-20 October 2007 For details Click http://www.womendeliver.org/ Focus is on creating political will to save the lives and improve the health of women, mothers, and newborn babies around the world as a human rights issue 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 Anil Paranjape, National NGO, Pune Building Evidence Base of Effective Interventions for the Reproductive and Sexual Health Needs of Married Adolescents: A Satellite Session at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health (APCRSH), Session no. SS 15, 31st of October at Hall G.01, HICC, 3:30 to 5:00 P.M In this session the Institute of Health Management, Pachod (IHMP) will present various pilot projects and research studies going on in urban slums and villages of Maharashtra From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person Global Forum for Health Research – Forum 11 Beijing, China; 29 October – 2 November 2007 For details visit www.globalforumhealth.org Brings together policy-makers, development partners and researchers, to debate critical gaps and mobilise campaigns addressing health needs of poor and marginalised From Subrato Kumar Mondal, Centre for Media Studies (CMS), Delhi Symposia on Communication for Social Development University of Hyderabad ; 1-3 November 2007 For details visit http://cmssymbols.cmsindia.org/ A platform to discuss approaches to development communication and contemporary issues like access, copyright, implementation, evaluation, scale-up, accountability etc From Anju Dadhwal Singh, WHO India, New Delhi Health and Human Rights Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes and Tata Institute of Social Sciences; 12-24 November 2007 For details visit http://www.cehat.org/humanrights/hhrindex.html Provides an overview of the nature and role of national and international norms, processes and institutions with respect to health and human rights issues From Pramod Kumar Sharma, Centre for Environment Education,  Ahmedabad 4th International Conference on Environmental Education Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad, India; 26-28 November 2007 For details visit http://www.tbilisiplus30.org/ Thematic working session on education of environmental health concerns will discuss experiences, efforts, projects, programmes and case studies From Nabeel M. K., Academy of Medical Sciences (ACME), Kannur 2nd National Bioethics Conference Bangalore; 6- 8 December 2007 For Conference Brochure http://ijme.in/2nbcbrochure.pdf (Size: 183 KB) The conference aims to facilitate comprehensive debates on health care technologies in the context of clinical practice, research, and public health and policy From D. K. Raut, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 52nd National conference of Indian Public Health Association Delhi branch of IPHA, Maulana Azad Medical college, New Delhi; 7-9 March 2008 For details visit www.iphaconference.mamc.ac.in; www.iphaonline.org The theme of the conference is "Excellence in Public Health: Key to Global Health" From Asha George, Independent Researcher, Kochi Emerging Issues in Public Health Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum; 11-13 January 2008 For details http://amccon2008.org/ Parallel sessions on sexual and reproductive health and HIV with gender issues mainstreamed through out the conference Recently Held Events From Shivani Kumar, Constella Futures, Dehradun Scaling-up High Impact Family Planning and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Best Practices: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Near East; Bangkok, Thailand; 3-8 September 2007 For details visit http://www.esdproj.org/site/PageServer The technical meeting section provides link to notes from the technical meeting, follow-up press release and presentations from the meeting From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person Return of the Population Growth Factor The Woodrow Wilson Centers Environmental Change and Security Program;  12 September 2007 For archived webcast visit www.wilsoncenter.org Experts drawn attention to continued rapid population growth in world’s lowest-income countries and its implications for development, health, education, and the environment Collaboration Opportunities From Asha George, Independent Researcher, Kochi Coalition for Maternal-Neonatal Health and Safe Abortion http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-17-300907-02.doc Brings together individuals and organisations to raise visibility of unacceptably high numbers of preventable mortality and morbidity among mothers and newborns Call for Proposals/ Papers From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person E-DRUG: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children Comments on following reports submit to emlsecretariat@who.int by 10 October 2007 Unedited Report of the First Meeting of the Subcommittee of the Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines http://mednet3.who.int/EMl/expcom/expcom16/REFS_16_AUG_REPORT_w_watermark.pdf Draft of the 1st WHO Model List for Children http://mednet3.who.int/EMl/expcom/expcom16/watermark_mr_16_AUG_list.pdf WHO is preparing a dedicated list of essential drugs for children Training Opportunities From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person Health System Management Programme Galillee College, Israel Application Deadline: 8 October 2007 http://www.galilcol.ac.il/page.asp?id=21 Imparts and reviews acquaintance with advanced knowledge and managerial techniques appropriate for use by managers and physicians who hold senior managerial positions From Athar Haque, eHealth-Care Foundation, New Delhi Certificate in Medical Informatics eHCF School of Medical Informatics, eHealth-Care Foundation For details Click www.ehealth-care.net/medicalinformatics.htm Designed for the practicing Physician, Surgeons and Paramedicals interested in knowing in and out of Information and Communication Technology  (ICT) in Medicine From N. Ravichandran, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur Planning and Management for HIV/AIDS Programme for NGOs Institute of Health Management Research, Delhi; 4-9 November 2007 Application Deadline: 25 October 2007 For details http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-17-300907-03.doc Prepares participants in planning, coordinating and evaluation of functions to improve quality of services and provide managers information to improve existing deliveries From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate Strengthening The Essential Public Health Functions  E-Learning Course The World Bank Institute and the Pan American Health Organization; 14 November 2007- 19 March 2008 Application Deadline: 1 October 2007 For details Click http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/healthandaids/elearning Aims to develop leadership in performance and assessment of Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF), as a critical component in strengthening national capacity The Basics of Health Economics E-Learning Course The World Bank Institute; 3 October - 7 November 2007 For details Click http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/healthandaids/elearning Exposes participants to potential contribution of health economics to decision making in the health sector The Health Outcomes And The Poor E-Learning World Bank Institute and the World Health Organization; 24 October - 6 December 2007 For details Click http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/healthandaids/elearning Assists Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) authors to improve analysis and policies in health sector and its reviewers to advise on how to improve quality of health inputs HIV Fellowship Programme: Clinical & Leadership Training Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Chennai; 9 November 2007 – 8 November 2008 http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-15-310707-05.pdf (Size: 326 KB) Provides hands-on clinical training and experiential learning, didactic and case-based learning, mentoring by experts and clinical or community health project opportunities From Jeevan Kuruvilla, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore 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 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 to develop conceptual clarity on children based approaches, identify and prioritize issues and implement evidence based strategies From Asha George, Independent Researcher, Kochi Making Pregnancy Safer Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum; 24-30 January 2008 and 21-27 February 2008 Shares relevant evidence and build commitment and advocacy skills among health programme managers for action to make pregnancy safer Resource Corner From Vinod Bhanu, CLRA, New Delhi Indian Medical Parliamentarians’ Forum Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 2; Monsoon Session Issue; August-September 2007 For details http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/res-17-300907-04.pdf Discusses various issues like insurance in health services, workforce issue in public health sector, access to primary healthcare and necessary drugs etc From Sarah Figge, UNDP, New Delhi Literacy, Key to Good Health and Well-Being – 8 September 2007 http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=53299&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html International Literacy Day (ILD) 2007 placed a special focus on the vital relationship between literacy and health Improving the Health of Mothers and Babies – IDS http://www.id21.org/insights/insights-h11/insightshealth11.pdf Features articles such as breaking through the health system constraints, 'Too much care' threatens maternal health, achieving universal coverage of maternal health care and more From Meghendra Banerjee, Resource Person Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers http://www.fphandbook.org Provides latest guidance on contraceptive methods for clinic-based health professionals and facts about contraceptive methods from technical experts around the world New Population Report: Focusing on Family Planning Lessens HIV Impact http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/l15/l15.pdf Reports how preventing unintended pregnancies in women with HIV is one of the most cost-effective strategies to prevent new HIV infections Impact of Long-Term Oral Iron Supplementation in Breast-Fed Infants By N. Abdelrazik, M. Al-Haggar, H. Al-Marsafawy, H. Abdel-Hadi, R. Al-Baz, A. H. Mostafa; Indian Journal of Pediatrics; August 2007 http://www.ijppediatricsindia.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5456;year=2007;volume=74;issue=8;spage=739;epage=745;aulast=Abdelrazik Weighs benefits of oral iron supplements on infant's growth against its potential hazards Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in LBW infants-A western Rajasthan experience By M. Gupta, R. Jora, R. Bhatia; Indian Journal of Pediatrics; August 2007 http://www.ijppediatricsindia.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5456;year=2007;volume=74;issue=8;spage=747;epage=749;aulast=Gupta Studies the various beneficial effects of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in LBW babies Surveillance of Cold Chain System During Intensified Pulse Polio Programme - 2006 in Chandigarh By A. Galhotra, N. K. Goel, R. Pathak, R. Kumar, H. M. Swami; Indian Journal of Pediatrics; August 2007 http://www.ijppediatricsindia.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5456;year=2007;volume=74;issue=8;spage=751;epage=753;aulast=Galhotra Evaluates the maintenance of cold chain system in the Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) campaign in the Union Territory, Chandigarh From Deeksha Sharma, Research Associate The Importance of Child Health  Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/childhealth/ Newly revamped, in-depth section on child health provides link to various policy briefs and relevant documents to mobilize worldwide members for efforts to secure child survival HHS Toned Down Breast-Feeding Ads: Formula Industry Urged Softer Campaign By M. Kaufman and C. Lee; Washington Post; 31 August 2007 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/30/AR2007083002198.html?hpid=topnews Uncovers how an ad aimed at supporting breastfeeding was toned down, a glaring case of lobbying power and how private interests transcend the interest of the public Virtual Community Health Promotion National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC; July 2007 http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/jul/07_0043.htm Explores possible uses of online communities in community health by entry of community health practitioners in virtual world and applying the principles of community participation M&E Fundamentals : A Self-Guided Minicourse http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1109416 This mini-course covers the basics of program monitoring and evaluation in the context of population, health, and nutrition programs The Child Health Care Course  Eduhealthcare; 23 August 2007 http://www.childhealthcare.co.za/  Course is not a localised course run at a particular place and time, but a way for health professionals to run their own training programme using this book as the core text 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 1903 members! You can find the list of new members, who joined since the last update, we are 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-17-300907-51.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 September 2007 to 30 September 2007) Early Initiation of Breastfeeding through C-IMCI-Advice. Issued 13 September 2007 (Size: 99 KB) Documented members’ advice on how to ensure early initiation of breastfeeding through C-IMCI and in situations where delivery is not conducted by SBA Strategizing Infant Feeding Goals – Experiences. Issued 25 September 2007 (Size: 140 KB) Share experiences of appropriate human resource mobilization and capacity building to strengthen national strategy for achieving the infant and young child nutrition goals Promoting Family Planning Methods by Involving Men. Experiences. (Size 120 KB) Issued 30 September 2007 Shares experiences on promoting and giving proper information on family planning methods and role of men in promotion of these Open Queries Redefining the role of Allied Staff in HealthCare-Experiences. (CR under preparation) Documents experiences on utilizing existing staffs and plans or activities for these allied staff in upcoming programmes Nutritional Requirement in Pregnancy for Women Living with HIV - Experiences; Example. Reply by 10 October 2007 Compiles experiences and examples from existing interventions and resource material on nutritional requirements for pregnant and lactating women living with HIV Previous Updates http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/index.htm Many thanks to all who contributed to this issue! If you have items to feature in this News Update, please send it to Solution Exchange for the Maternal and Child Health Community in India at se-mch at solutionexchange-un.net.in In case your email doesn’t support viewing this news update, please visit http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/health/comm_update/mch-update-17-300907.htm to view the original Disclaimer: In posting messages or incorporating this information, the UN accepts no responsibility for its veracity or authenticity. Members intending to use or transmit the information contained in these messages should be aware that they are relying on their own judgment.
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