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Grant Reipients

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W

orking with the HCL

Foundation

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e HCL oundation is helping fulfil IHAT’s

vision of meaningfully impacting the lives

of vulnerable and marginalized people by

addressing health and social inequities. e

association has been productive and highly

engaging, with the right professional temper

and trust within the ecosystem. HCL’s Grant

process is seamless. Besides infusion of

money, the larger effect of the HCL Grant

process is a validation and support to the

Project’s objectives. e processes followed

through the Grant Programme encourage

equal opportunity to deserving organizations

and exhibit transparency at every stage.

The Impact of the HCL Grant

Rele

vance:

Shahdol has a tribal population

with suboptimal MNCH outcomes. e

Grant supports Project MANCH and

complements the government’s efforts to

improve health outcomes here.

InnovatIon:

e creation of Mentors for

frontline health workers; the solar-powered

Stories of Impact

Gram Dhamnikala, Singhpur, Suhagpur Block

D

uring a home visit, ASHA Supervisor Mentor (ASM), trained to identify malnutrition among

children, observed that an infant, Amit Kol, was severely malnourished, had breathing difficulty

and required immediate clinical intervention. His parents wanted to visit a local quack as they

could not afford treatment. e ASM explained that the infant needed immediate hospitalization

and assured them that the treatment would be free at the District Hospital, Shahdol. Aer

much effort, Amit’s mother was convinced to go to the hospital. e infant was admitted to the

Paediatric IC ward and treated for severe lower respiratory tract infection immediately.

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A doctor tr

aining frontline workers on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Methods

D

igital ANC kit for ANMs to identify High-

Risk Pregnant women; mini-skill labs to

practice core competencies; and piloting

digital tools for real-time capture and

monitoring of programme data.

ScalabIlIty/ReplIcabIlIty:

Process and

product innovations that are scalable include

the cadre of mentors, mini-skill labs, the Village

Health and Nutrition Day and the ANC tool-

kit, geo-mapping of healthcare facilities and use

of digital tools for data capture.

SuStaInabIlIty:

e project partners with

the government at the state and district levels.

e model leverages government resources for

service delivery while IHAT supports capacity

building and process streamlining.

fInancIal modellIng:

e financial

modelling has created a robust environment to

address human, material and infrastructural

resources for the project.

IncluSIon:

Project MANCH targets

pregnant women, new mothers, newborns,

clinical service providers and frontline

workers in Shahdol district with over 50 per

cent tribal and 100 per cent rural population.