This edition focuses on the support provided by UP TSU to the Government of Uttar Pradesh in developing guidelines to provide beneficiary centric antenatal care through the community platform and its quality certification and the systemic effort to converge the services by ASHA-AWW area alignment in each of the revenue villages. UP TSU is committed to providing state-wide roll-out support.
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ASHAs act as an interface between the community and the public health system in creating awareness on health and its social determinants within the community, and mobilizing the community towards local health planning and increased utilization of health services. This brief highlights importance of building capacities of ASHAs through the cluster meeting platform.
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The Government of Uttar Pradesh has rolled out a comprehensive digital health application called e-Kavach with the support of UP TSU. The app allows for longitudinal tracking of patient information – family planning, ANC, PNC, child health, & non-communicable diseases. It is intended for FLWs and facility-based users, with data available to all health officials for monitoring, identifying gaps, and developing implementation strategies. The report talks in-depth about the roll-out, challenges, and learnings from the pilot implemented in Uttar Pradesh.
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Care during pregnancy or Antenatal care (ANC) is widely recognized as an essential element of safe motherhood. India contributes 20% of the total estimated maternal deaths that occur globally each year as per WHO estimates. Most of these maternal deaths occur during the third trimester, child-birth and the first week after birth. The UP TSU supported the Government of Uttar Pradesh in planning and implementing community interventions to strengthen antenatal care in Uttar Pradesh rural areas.
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PAHAL Issue 12 highlights the achievements of different support programs of UP TSU in the year 2021, including, Family Planning, Community & Outreach, Nutrition, Facility, and Health Systems. The latest NFHS results showed significant improvement made by Uttar Pradesh across various health indicators.
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