Save A Mother

India Development Service

World’s Mothers Report 2008

• India ranked a dismal 66th among 71 “less developed countries”– Slightly better than Papua New Guinea

and Nigeria

• China occupies 15th position• Over 53% of births in India were NOT

attended by a skilled health professional

Uttar Pradesh Districts

Sultanpur, UP

Sultanpur Health

• Population 2007: 3,643,105• PHC: 59 (primary)

• CHC: 11 (community)

• District hospital: 2• Malaria control center: 1• TB control: 1

Health Indices

• MMR Sultanpur 500 per 100,000 live births

• National average: 310• USA MMR: 8.9• Infant mortality: 80• National: 60• Kerala: 30

Causes and Prevention: MMR

• Anemia: Iron and vitamins• Hemorrhage during birth:

Institutional delivery• Sepsis: Antibiotics before delivery• Difficult labor: Institutional delivery• Rudimentary public health system

NDTV Correspondent

Monday, May 5, 2008 (Jaitipur, Shahjahanpur UP)

''When my child was half out, she told me that if you don't pay then I will leave you in the same state, then I started crying and then she made me beg and plead,'' said Sarita Devi, victim.

NDTV Correspondent

But that wasn't all. When she

regained consciousness, she found herself by a road, with her dead infant beside her.

NDTV Correspondent

Savitri Devi's husband said,''She had taken my wife inside the

labour room and one hour later I was told that a son was born who died later. Then they threw me out of the hospital and locked up the health centre and left. The three of us spent the night on the streets.''

Strategy

• Train Health Activists: 2 per village• Syllabus: Maternal and child care• Train to access public health services• Antenatal care• Institutional delivery• Post natal care

Strategy

• Pilot program 1 year in 20 villages• Track every pregnancy ante and post

natal• Expand to 16 blocks • Impact analysis & modify• Expand to district• Outcome analysis• Create a replicable and scalable

model

Program Outline Linkages

• Mahila Vikas NGO: a microcredit organization with over 100,000 members and expanding

• Sixteen clinics run by Asia Heart Foundation

• S G Memorial Hospital Munshiganj• District administration

What have we done

• Started Bagalkot, Karnataka, 2005• Started Sultanpur office in Nov 07• Established linkages with local NGOs• First training 36 women March 08• Five more training sessions April 08

What have we done

• Trained 162 health activists• Train 30 more in early Dec 08• Covered over 100 villages• Covered 16 blocks• Infrastructure in place to expand

District Health Care

• Reducing MMR is a strategy to enter the health care segment.

• Other issues also need attention

District Health Care

• Water,Nutrition• Sanitation• Immunization• Sector

intervention– MMR, IMR– TB, Malaria,

AIDS

• Rural Clinics• Rural Hospitals• Ambulances• Health IT• Health

Financing• Education• Poverty

Eradication

What can you do?

Volunteer your time, skills, money

DONATE

– $25 To Provide A Training Kit For One Field Worker

– $50 To Provide Institutional Delivery For One Pregnant Mother

– $92 To Provide Pre-Natal Treatment For One Pregnant Mother

– $500 To Sponsor One Half Training Session – $1000 To Sponsor One Training Session

Raise awareness amongst Friends & Family

Timeline

• 10 years, world wide health education and advocacy for at risk communities

• 5 years, 6 training facilities covering India• 3 years, 1 master training facility• 2 years, pilot study of 1 district complete

presentation to SAM attendees• 1.5 years, SAM event with corporate

sponsors in attendance• 6 months, SAM event, raise awareness,

raise funds, rapport with corporate champions

Next 6 Months

• Complete training for remaining 8 blocks

• 2nd Annual SAM Awareness Event– 10 Cities– 200 attending in each city– $10,000 net to SAM per city– 4 Corporate Champions per city

City Chapters

– Chicago– Houston– New York– Boston– San Francisco– Los Angeles– D.C.

– Austin– Ann Arbor– Atlanta– Detroit– Toronto– New Jersey– Raleigh-Durham

How can I help?

• Every $10,000– 10 training sessions– 250 activists– 125 to 250 villages– Remaining 8 blocks

How can I help?

• Tell family and friends in prospect cities• Build 2000 person mailing list for each city• Recruit corporate champions in prospect

cities• Need a few volunteers for website leading

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