The Rajasthan Exemplar Report highlights the state’s significant progress in reducing maternal and newborn mortality between 2000 and 2018, surpassing most other high-mortality states. hese findings are part of the Exemplars in Maternal and Newborn Health Study, to understand positive outliers and inform policy and practice.
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UP TSU conducted exploratory conversations with mothers of zero dose children as part of the Zero Dose Learning Agenda (ZDLA). This research aimed to identify the local determinants leading to missed childhood vaccinations in specific geographies and examine gendered barriers to immunisation. This brief summarises the insights exploring gendered barriers impacting childhood immunisation and strategies to mitigate these barriers, focusing on gender inequality.
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PAHAL Issue 25 reflects UP TSU’s continued support to the Health Department and ICDS in strengthening reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, & adolescent health and nutrition services across community, facility, and health system levels in Uttar Pradesh. This issue captures early-year efforts focused on improving family planning service delivery, enhancing facility readiness, and strengthening frontline capacities through targeted mentoring and training interventions.
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Gender is a key social determinant of health, shaping both access and delivery of healthcare services. Achieving universal health coverage relies on equipping healthcare providers with an understanding of gender norms affecting healthcare utilization, access, and outcomes. This knowledge brief presents a framework to systematically integrate gender-responsive care into training programs for public health cadres in Uttar Pradesh.
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This document examines an initiative in Uttar Pradesh that uses an integrated counselling approach to embed gender responsiveness in reproductive health services. The programme trains Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) counsellors to identify how gender norms, roles, and power inequalities influence health behaviours and service utilisation. It equips them with tools […]
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