Reproductive Rights
Every year 45,000 women die in childbirth in India. That is 5 women every hour. These women could have been saved, if rural clinics were not understaffed and underresourced. Deficiencies in maternal health care make the major life event of childbirth a nightmare for many women. In response, VV produced a manual on maternal health reporting and trained 123 Community Correspondents, many of whom had had difficult birth stories themselves, to investigate the realities of maternal healthcare in their villages. VV’s stories highlight nonfunctional health facilities, absentee doctors, a lack of access to check-ups after delivery and illegal payments to the personnel. In several cases, Community Correspondents have brought about change, by showing the gaps in the implementation of the government programs to the concerned authority.
No Financial Benefits For Pregnant Women – Chetan Salve Reports for IndiaUnheard
Rural pregnant women are motivated to deliver their babies in hospitals rather than in their homes, according to Manav Vikas Mission (Human Development Mission). This program, launched in 2006 is an initiative of Government of Maharashtra to increase Human Development Index (HDI) of backward districts of Maharashtra, India. Under this...
Ordeal of a pregnant woman
It has been a long, long haul for Ranjana, and she is quieted by exhaustion and apprehension in equal parts. This is the second hospital she has been admitted to that day and both have treated her with superb disdain, making her wait for hours together, refusing to give her...
IMPACT: Reparative Justice for Medical Negligence Deaths in Jharkhand
Last year we launched “End Medical Negligence“, a campaign focused on getting better medical facilities at the Sub-Divisional Hospital in Madhupur, Jharkhand. CC Mukesh Rajak documented several cases of medical negligence at the government hospital that led to the death of a new-born, and of a 12 year old, among...
No End to Lack of Accountabiliy at Sub-Divisional Hospital Madhupur
Medical Negligence. Corruption. Cases of lack of accountability at Madhupur Sub-Divisional Hospital in Deogarh District of Jharkhand are rampant. Community Correspondent Mukesh continues to report violations and urges authorities to take action. Since November 2013, Video Volunteers Community Correspondent MukeshRajak, along with the community in Madhupur district of Jharkhand, has...
Lack of proper abortion facilities force women to run from pillar to post
Women seeking abortions in a remote village in India are turned away from the state-run health facilities due to a lack of infrastructure and are forced to approach private practitioners. Last year, 24- year old Masahun Khatun was 5 months pregnant when she fell in the front yard of her...
One Village. Three Women. A state-run health facility that never opens
Do pregnant women in remote villages of India receive healthcare services they are entitled to under the Indian government’s schemes to bring down maternal deaths and infant mortality? In this village, a state-run health facility is always shut. This video follows three women – one who lost her baby within...
You can’t Deliver Your Baby Here, The Roof May Collapse Any Moment
Crumbling infrastructure at a state-run health facility keeps pregnant women from availing healthcare services here. With a roof that leaks during the monsoon and no functional toilets, both frontline health workers and patients find it difficult to use. Bharti Kumari Reports from Telmocho village, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand This series on...