Post-partum family planning (PPFP) has emerged as key focus areas to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal for Universal Health Coverage in family planning in India. Majority of women have an unmet need for family planning in post-partum period. This brief explores the PPFP and post-abortion family planning uptake in Uttar Pradesh, and highlights the need to increase PPFP counselling at facilities and during home based newborn care and immunization visits.
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The 14th issue of PAHAL offers insights on UP TSU’s work in the second quarter of 2022. This issue provides an update on the initiatives taken by UP TSU for enhancing the availability of Iron Folic Acid supplementation for pregnant women, accelerating PPH Emergency Care by Bundle Approach, the activation of district hospital level validation committee meetings and other key interventions.
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An effective health management information system (HMIS) that captures accurate, consistent, and relevant data in a timely fashion can enable better planning & monitoring of health programs, in turn increasing the impact of different interventions. This paper offers insights into the steps taken to identify, develop, and incorporate relevant data by designing Uttar Pradesh’s HMIS, and developing & implementing supportive processes to improve the quality and use of those data in decision making.
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Adolescent motherhood has serious implications on young women and their children’s health. This brief examines the key determinants of adolescent motherhood in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to guide the sexual and reproductive health programming for youth. Increasing awareness on sexual and reproductive health, developing life skills, and creating positive gender norms can help strengthening sexual […]
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The Government of Uttar Pradesh, with support from the UP TSU, rolled out an IT-enabled real-time ASHA Incentive application to bring transparency and efficacy to the incentive system in Uttar Pradesh. This brief talks about the incentive system and how the digitalization of the process has helped in tracking and monitoring ASHA incentive payment and performance.
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