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India Health

Action Trust

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The HCL Grant Project

in Action

I

n partnership with the Government of

Madhya Pradesh, we have initiated Project

MANCH in Shahdol district. e funds

from the HCL Grant are used for human

resources to handhold district health staff,

ANMs and nurses in the health facilities,

and frontline health workers within

the tribal communities. Improving the

coverage and quality of antenatal care,

institutional deliveries and postnatal care,

and interactions between front-line workers

and pregnant or lactating women and their

families, and real-time individualized data

and reporting are key.

India Health

Action Trust (IHAT)aims for meaningful impact on the lives

of vulnerable and marginalized people. Working closely with national

and state governments, IHAT provides technical support to projects in

HIV prevention and care. It also drives sustainable change in thematic

areas like maternal and child health, Tuberculosis (TB) prevention and

control, family planning, nutrition and strengthening health systems.

IHAT has implemented several projects that have positively impacted

lives of millions of vulnerable and marginalized people across rural and

urban areas of various states in India.

Established in 2003 as a Charitable

Trust

HCL Grant Project Approach:

T

o ensure

availability, quality and utilization of critical

MNCH services

HCL Grant Project Title:

Im

proving

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

(MANCH) Outcomes

Beneficiaries:

500 ASHA, 200 ANM,

35 staff nurses, 20 doctors

Location:

478 v

illages in Shahdol district of

Madhya Pradesh