Healthcare in India: In the Eye of the Beholder

SAM Blogger: Sara Gorman

Most public health crises facing India need no introduction: communicable diseases, lack of healthy drinking water, HIV/AIDS, poor hygiene practices, and poor quality healthcare and healthcare facilities top the list of problems studied by professionals and covered in the international press. But what about health-seeking behavior among Indian populations?

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Breakdown: A Journey to Uttar Pradesh

Jaya Singh: SAM's India-Based Director of Research and Program Development

It is a hot September day in Musafirkhana, Uttar Pradesh.  We’ve been driving on the Lucknow-Benaras highway for several hours before swerving off onto a dirt path, rice fields on either side, our driver honking away the few bicyclists and pedestrians we

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News From the Ground – Dr. Ganju Reports (February 2010)

We conducted refresher trainings for 92 health activists who are currently working in Bhetua, Shahgarh, Gauriganj, Singpur, Gaura, and Dalmau blocks. And, 42 new health activists received the 3-day induction training in Kurwar and Chatoh blocks in Sultanpur and Raebareli districts of Uttar Pradesh.

We expanded to two new districts

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News From the Ground - Dr. Ganju Reports (December 2009)

Ten one-day refresher trainings were conducted in eight blocks of Uttar Pradesh during December ’09. A total of 83 Swasthya Sakhis (Health Activists) received the refresher trainings. We conducted a three-day induction training of Swasthya Sakhis in Rahi block. 21 Swasthya Sakhis were trained and 15 other local women attended the training. We

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Starting An Awareness Site by Mariya Nikiforova

So, you read the newsletter, bought the T-shirt, and came to the fund-raiser… but you feel as if you could do so much more to help your charity of choice! I was in your shoes over two years ago, when the usual avenues of giving back to my community were simply not enough. That’s when I decided to create my own website so that I may be able to attract attention and funding, inspire similarly-minded individuals, and ultimately help a great cause. Starting a website can be a wonderful experience of self-discovery and personal growth, but as I learned very early on, you have to venture out of your comfort zone to really get what you want. Before you dive into your mission of saving the world through online activism, you should get familiar with the following rules

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News From the Ground - Dr. Ganju Reports (October 2009)

TRAINING

In September, we conducted four, three-day long trainings for new health activists. We trained 79 new activists in all We conducted eight refresher training courses for those already in the field We are now working in 459 villages and will reach our target of 600 villages by the end of December 2009

REPLICATION

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