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Partnerships for Enabling Change: Moving Towards Sustainable RCH and Infectious Disease Services in Jharkhand (India)
Date Published: 1 January 2003 Document Type: Project Report Issue: Family Planning & Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS Languages: English Country: India Purchase Method: Download |
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In the newly established state of Jharkhand, India, CEDPA partnered with Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra (KGVK), a local organization, to provide integrated services for reproductive and child health and infectious diseases. Through the USAID-supported ENABLE project, the project assisted KGVK’s hospital and 13 health centers to provide a package of health services. Health workers and Village Health Committees educated community members about reproductive and child health, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases through health talks, home visits, street plays and special sessions for youth. In just one year KGVK expanded health care coverage from 19 villages to 40 villages. The proportion of women using modern contraceptives increased from 35 percent to 41 percent. Prenatal care visits, deliveries in health facilities, and child immunization rates also rose. This report presents an example of how organizations can expand their services in a cost-effective manner that will complement public-sector services and result in partnerships that create enabling environments for decision making and use of health facilities.