Manthan, Kotri

Category: Health

HIV/AIDS

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HIV/AIDS

[caption id="attachment_77" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="A meeting with villagers to discus about HIV-AIDS"][/caption] Manthan had initially conducted a three-month sampling survey in 10 villages in 2003 where meetings with community members were conducted about general health issues an

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Training and supporting midwives

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Training and supporting midwives

[caption id="attachment_73" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="A midwife with the kit of instruments provided"][/caption] Manthan has provided training to 15 midwives in 10 villages. First, the midwife is selected in a meeting of the village committee. The selected midwives are imparted train

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Reproductive and child health rights (RCHR)

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Reproductive and child health rights (RCHR)

[caption id="attachment_68" align="alignright" width="260" caption="A workshop with adolescent girls"][/caption] The main purpose of the RCHR programme is to reduce child mortality, reduce mother mortality, improve sex ratio and to improve community’s access to the health services offered by th

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Baalwadi (crèche)

Baalwadi (crèche)

[caption id="attachment_61" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Children up to the age of five years are provided care at Baalwadi "][/caption] The purpose of baalwadi is to provide care for children from poor families and the children of working women. Baalwadi aims to improve children’s he

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