In 2013, the Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP), with support from UP TSU launched the Nurse Mentoring program in 25 high-priority districts, which was scaled up to 820 blocks and 79 district hospitals of Uttar Pradesh, and now has been transitioned to the GoUP. The poster talks about the journey of the program and its transition a sustainable model with government taking over the program.
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Comprehensive Digital Health Application for Uttar Pradesh is a digital job-aid tool for FLWs, district and block health officials for collecting the data at source. It is a mobile and web-based application that is built on a low-code platform based on key national and relevant international standards. The platform helps in collecting comprehensive unitized data at source for improved service delivery.
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PAHAL Issue 16 reflects back on the year 2022 and some key achievements by the Health and ICDS departments of UP. Some of the key highlights have been the in-principle agreement to link Revenue Villages to Health and Wellness Centers and to align the household responsibility of ASHAs and Anganwadi Workers within a revenue village. This will help reduce the missed beneficiaries for health and nutrition services and in easy exchange of data between the two.
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Education has been a critical driver for behavior change towards recommended health practices including family planning (FP). This brief highlights the value of education and role of educational institutions in generating appropriate knowledge about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and improving FP outcomes. Promoting discussions on SRH in schools, building teachers’ skills and including FP components in school-based health programs can help to further improve FP outcomes.
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ASHAs play a very important role in counselling couples on family planning. This Interpersonal Communication (IPC) tool kit acts as a facilitator’s guide to enhance the skills of ASHAs for effective counselling of couple on importance of family planning and methods of contraception.
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