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Ensuring safe childbirth among tribal women in Jharkhand
Ensuring safe childbirth among tribal women in Jharkhand

By Manoj Choudhary

A nonprofit, Transform Rural India Foundation, is working with hundreds of thousands villagers in Ranchi and Simdega districts of Jharkhand to familiarise them with various government health schemes for pregnant and lactating mothers, including free institutional delivery.

A nonprofit, Transform Rural India Foundation, is working with hundreds of thousands villagers in Ranchi and Simdega districts of Jharkhand to familiarise them with various government health schemes for pregnant and lactating mothers, including free institutional delivery.

'Chuppi Todo Baithak': A Story from Sundarbans
'Chuppi Todo Baithak': A Story from Sundarbans

By Anshu Gupta

Goonj with its 'Triple A' approach towards menstruation has been addressing the challenges of accessibility, affordability, and awareness with communities, where everyone is a stakeholder.

Goonj with its 'Triple A' approach towards menstruation has been addressing the challenges of accessibility, affordability, and awareness with communities, where everyone is a stakeholder.

Climate Change Adds Another Dimension to the Mental Health Burden in Uttarakhand
Climate Change Adds Another Dimension to the Mental Health Burden in Uttarakhand

By Rishabh Shrivastava

Nae Disha, a special youth resilience programme, has been rolled out in government schools in Dehradun and Uttarkashi. This could serve as a good template for mental health interventions across the Himalayan state.

Nae Disha, a special youth resilience programme, has been rolled out in government schools in Dehradun and Uttarkashi. This could serve as a good template for mental health interventions across the Himalayan state.

Towards Gram Swaraj: Gangakhedi village in Jhabua leads with decentralised planning
Towards Gram Swaraj: Gangakhedi village in Jhabua leads with decentralised planning

By Jyotsna Richhariya

Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.

Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.

How to avail monetary benefits under the Janani Suraksha Yojana for pregnant women
How to avail monetary benefits under the Janani Suraksha Yojana for pregnant women

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The Indian government’s Janani Suraksha Yojana provides one-time cash assistance of Rs 1,400 to rural pregnant women and Rs 1,000 to expectant women in urban areas in order to cater to needs post delivery care. How to avail the scheme? Who is eligible for it? What are the required documents? Here’s all you need to know.

The Indian government’s Janani Suraksha Yojana provides one-time cash assistance of Rs 1,400 to rural pregnant women and Rs 1,000 to expectant women in urban areas in order to cater to needs post delivery care. How to avail the scheme? Who is eligible for it? What are the required documents? Here’s all you need to know.

She suffered a miscarriage and has ever since been working on maternal health
She suffered a miscarriage and has ever since been working on maternal health

By Aishwarya Tripathi

Her miscarriage turned Pyari Devi into an unofficial healthcare worker in Mamna village of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. So that other women do not suffer the same fate, she acts as an advisor, facilitator and a friend of local women and a key link between them and the Mahoba district hospital.

Her miscarriage turned Pyari Devi into an unofficial healthcare worker in Mamna village of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. So that other women do not suffer the same fate, she acts as an advisor, facilitator and a friend of local women and a key link between them and the Mahoba district hospital.

Women-led rural initiative helps improve health, education & governance in MP
Women-led rural initiative helps improve health, education & governance in MP

By गाँव कनेक्शन

As part of an initiative by a non-governmental organisation to improve facilities pertaining to health, education and governance, women volunteers called ‘Badlaav Didis’ bring about a positive change in the rural pockets of Madhya Pradesh. Details here.

As part of an initiative by a non-governmental organisation to improve facilities pertaining to health, education and governance, women volunteers called ‘Badlaav Didis’ bring about a positive change in the rural pockets of Madhya Pradesh. Details here.

Artificial Intelligence looped in to aid maternal health in villages
Artificial Intelligence looped in to aid maternal health in villages

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The George Institute for Global Health India, an independent medical research institute has announced that it has been offered a grant by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which will be used to integrate an innovative AI-based solution into the SMARThealth Pregnancy system in rural India.

The George Institute for Global Health India, an independent medical research institute has announced that it has been offered a grant by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which will be used to integrate an innovative AI-based solution into the SMARThealth Pregnancy system in rural India.

Championing the cause of mother and child health in rural Rajasthan
Championing the cause of mother and child health in rural Rajasthan

By Rajesh Khandelwal

One in three newborns in Rajasthan are underweight. The state government attributes it to poor health awareness amongst the mothers. Poshan Champions visit homes of expectant women to counsel them, enrol them for the government’s maternity cash benefit scheme, and also raise awareness on nutrition and other health issues. A ground report.

One in three newborns in Rajasthan are underweight. The state government attributes it to poor health awareness amongst the mothers. Poshan Champions visit homes of expectant women to counsel them, enrol them for the government’s maternity cash benefit scheme, and also raise awareness on nutrition and other health issues. A ground report.

COVID-19: '4 out of 5 mothers acknowledge daughters faced difficulty in accessing sanitary napkins post first lockdown'
COVID-19: '4 out of 5 mothers acknowledge daughters faced difficulty in accessing sanitary napkins post first lockdown'

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Findings of a report highlight that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the already existing gender-based disparities for the girl child in India. From access to healthcare to nutrition, the female adolescents received the brunt of an unequal society during the lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in India. Details here.

Findings of a report highlight that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the already existing gender-based disparities for the girl child in India. From access to healthcare to nutrition, the female adolescents received the brunt of an unequal society during the lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in India. Details here.

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