Progress

Progress up to January 2010

We have over 620 trained health activists who work to reduce maternal and infant deaths in over 550 villages in Sultanpur and surrounding areas in UP.
We have also launched 'save a mother' in Babina in Jhansi district and Chickbalapur district in Karnatka.
We will launch 'save a mother' in Phoolpur, UP in February 2010.
In 2009, we trained over 1000 more women in maternal care, out of which over 450 were designated as health activists.
They track and follow each pregnant mother and help her with safe pregnancy and delivery. They follow infants and children also.
They educate the village population about sanitation, infectious diseases, AIDS, adolescent health and reproductive health.
They work in tandem with the public health system workers.
They collect health data from the villages.
They create awareness that safe motherhood is a human right.

Project plan for 2010

We will train 800 more volunteer health activists to cover about 1400 villages by the end of 2010.
Expand our activity in Chickbalapur district in Karnataka and Phoolpur in UP and Babina, Jhnasi.
Continue refresher training for activists who are already in the field.
Launch pilot programs in eye care and TB eradication.
Connect health activists to local primary health centers and local hospital and train them in management of primary health centers.
Program impact analysis to make improvements.
Scale up the program to other districts. Pilot programs in Jhansi and Phoolpur in June 2009

Chapter launch and collaboration