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Health Programme

Objective

To develop a community based model of comprehensive women’s health based on a life cycle approach and with men’s involvement for urban poor women.

We work on urban health issues with a team of 20 community based trained community organizers guided by health officers. This team is headed by a health coordinator.

We also have community based health committees comprising of men and women representatives of each slum. The health committees mobilize community members for health rights.

Our strategies

Capacity building of community based cadres – health workers and health committee members Gender and rights based sensitization through interactive methods with women of all age groups Health education, referrals and follow up of women with health problems. Liasoning between the service providers and the users Campaign/Advocacy on issues of accessibility, affordability and quality of health services and determinants of health Networking through city, state, and national level organizations.

Networks

SAHAJ is a member of Gujarat Jan Swasthya Abhiyan. One of the trustees is a Joint National Convenor of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan. SAHAJ is a member of International Society of Urban Health. SAHAJ’s contribution to national level policy discussions – National Urban Health Mission, Draft National Health Bill, Gujarat Public Health Act. SAHAJ is a member of CommonHealth – a Coalition for Maternal, Neonatal Health and Safe Abortion.

Our achievements

Reduced number of home deliveries by untrained persons. Increase in number of early registrations of pregnant women, children receiving colostrum and primary vaccination Established effective referral system Successful Jan Samvads and combined efforts by the community and the service providers for health related issues such as       Demand for new Anganwadi Quality of food provided in Anganwadis and mobile dispensary Benefits of maternity schemes such as Janani Suraksha Yojana and Chiranjeevi Yojana

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