Tag: Health (Industry)
Missing Infrastructure: Pregnant women vaccinated, undergo check-ups in an open field
In Pundag village of Ranchi district, the absence of an Anganwadi Centre in the village means that pregnant women are forced to undergo check-ups and are vaccinated in an open field. “We aren’t comfortable undergoing check-ups in the open. We have to put up curtains to make ourselves comfortable or...
70 Women Await Maternal Health Cash Incentives
Indira village, Hazaribag district, Jharkhand | Chunnu Hansda 70 women have not received cash incentives of Rs 1400 that they are entitled to under the Janani Suraksha Yojana. The JSY focusses on encouraging women to deliver at state-run health facilities by providing free of cost health care and cash incentives....
No prenatal check-ups, nutrition for pregnant women
Bajrangbali village, Munger district, Bihar | Sheela Sheikh An eight-month pregnant woman in Bihar has only ever received Iron Folic Acid tablets from the health facility in her village. She has neither been able to get pre-natal check-ups nor free nutrition that she is entitled to under the Janani Suraksha...
Poor condition on roads stand in the way of healthcare
Poor condition of road keeps ambulance service from reaching pregnant women in Bihar. Women are forced to give birth at home in the absence of a trained health professional. Navita Devi Reports from, Bablabanna village, Katihar district, Bihar. This series on community monitoring ofmaternal health in India is supported by...
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...
One front line health worker for 14 centres
Ahilya Devi, a septuagenarian, is the Auxiliary Nurse Midwife from Jharkhand. She currently looks after the 14 sub-health centres in different villages while according to health ministry guidelines one auxiliary nurse midwife is supposed to look after 8. Apart from being over-worked, Ahilya also faces problems because there are no...
One woman’s harrowing experience of giving birth at a state-run health facility
A 24-year old woman in labour was kept waiting for the doctor for 6 hours. The doctor on duty did not turn up and she delivered in the presence of a nurse. She was forced to pay INR 400 for her delivery and even, to use the toilet. She neither...