What is the Solution Exchange for the Maternal and Child Health Community?

The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Community is addressing the national development priorities and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) relating to improving maternal and child health and to reducing maternal, infant and child mortality, as per India’s Five-Year Plans, the National Population Policy 2000, the Rural Health Mission, and Phase II of the Reproductive and Child Health Programme (RCH-II).

Solution Exchange connects the members of this Community and increases the effectiveness of their individual efforts, helping them share and apply each other’s knowledge and experience. Through Solution Exchange, colleagues can turn to their peers across India for solutions to the day-to-day challenges they face.

What are some of the issues covered by this Community?

·         Maternal mortality

·         Skilled birth attendance

·         Emergency obstetric care

·         Referrals

·         Reproductive Health and Family Planning

·         Newborn mortality

·         Infant and neonatal care

·         Immunization

·         Nutrition

·         Adolescent health

·         Community participation

·         Health systems

·         Public-private partnerships in healthcare delivery

·         E-Health

Who should become a member of the MCH Community?

• Community health workers
• Public or private sector nurses or physicians providing primary healthcare
• Social service providers
• Family Planning counselors
• Health educators
• Government primary healthcare administrators
• Planners or policy makers in public health and nutrition sector
• Programme officers of donor agencies sponsoring maternal and child health initiatives
• MCH programme or project managers or technicians
• Producers, distributors or retailers of MCH medicines
• Researchers and academics

Who are the leaders of this Community?

The Community is guided by a “Resource Group” of individuals representing key organizations and agencies in the field of maternal and child health in India:

• Government of India
• Civil society and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Medical and nurses associations
• Academic and research institutions
• Private sector
• UN agencies

The Community is facilitated by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA.

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For further information about the MCH Community email se-mch@solutionexchange-un.net.in or contact the Resource Team:
 

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