Health Programme
PHC Management:
Shanti Maitree is keen to provide basic health facilities to the tribal communities through the PHC management. Two nos. of Primary Health Centre (N) namely Khamankhol and Bilabadi in Kandhamal are being managed under PPP with funding support of National Health Mission Odisha ensure and address emerging need of health and provide health service delivery in hard to reach and underserved areas as well as to operationalize the Primary Health Centers with prescribed Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) to meet the public health goal. Shanti Maitree as implementing agency provides the following activities in both the PHC.
- Providing preventive, promotive and curative health services by managing PHC.
- Improving quality, accessibility, availability, acceptability and efficiency.
- Exchange of skills and expertise between public and private sector.
- Mobilization of additional resources for better health services.
- Strengthening the existing health system by improving the management.
- Widening the range of services and number of service providers.
- Clearly defined sharing of risks.
- Community ownership for health services.
MAA Gruha:
Shanti Maitree is devoted for Health care service delivery in remote & inaccessible area to overcome the challenges of promoting institutional births and reducing the high maternal and child mortality rates in the inaccessible zones of tribal areas. MAA GRUHA otherwise knew as Maternity Waiting Homes is a temporary home for expectant mothers where they can await their delivery and be transferred to a nearby public health facility shortly before delivery, or earlier should complications arise. Shanti Maitree is managing two numbers of MAA GRUHA and providing the following services:
- Accommodation facilities for expectant mothers & her attendants.
- Provision of food for expectant mothers and attendants.
- Engagement of manpower like ANM and Lady Health Assistants, Cook etc under the project. to cater the day to day need.
- Regular health check-up and counseling to the pregnant women.
- Coordination with nearest health facility/CHC and necessary follow up etc.
- Timely shifting of pregnant women to the nearest Delivery Point during labour pain.
- Recreational facility /Health education sessions through IPC & Audiovisual aids at the Maa Gruha.
- Client friendly environment & support at the Maa Gruha.
- Regular coordination and follow up with the frontline workers workers of the tagging areas for mobilization of cases.
URBAN HEALTH:
Shanti Maitree is focusing on primary health care needs of the urban poor. The interventions under the program are capacitating the frontline workers in different aspects of the health benefits to the urban poor. Through the intervention Shanit Maitree aims to improve the health status of the urban population in general, particularly the poor and other disadvantaged sections by facilitating equitable access to quality health care, through a restored primary public health care system, targeted outreach services and involvement of the community and urban local bodies. The ultimate objective is to ensure the followings in the urban area.
URBAN HEALTH:
Shanti Maitree is focusing on primary health care needs of the urban poor. The interventions under the program are capacitating the frontline workers in different aspects of the health benefits to the urban poor. Through the intervention Shanit Maitree aims to improve the health status of the urban population in general, particularly the poor and other disadvantaged sections by facilitating equitable access to quality health care, through a restored primary public health care system, targeted outreach services and involvement of the community and urban local bodies. The ultimate objective is to ensure the followings in the urban area.
- Reduction in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
- Reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)
- Universal access to reproductive health care
- Convergence of all health related interventions.
BIKE AMBULANCE: (A quick responder to bridge the gap from Home to Hospital exclusive for pregnant women.)
The district has 60% area under forest cover And many villages are not connected to arterial roads. Not all deaths are emergency events, but a significant number of them are of emergency in nature. Hence facilities like effective ambulance services are crucial. Ambulances do not represent just a transportation facility for patients but are lifesaving units. An advantage of a bike ambulance is that it can reach non-motorable interior areas. The bike has a stretcher, medical kit, oxygen cylinder, saline-bottle holder, siren, reflectors, etc. The local health workers and panchayat have the drivers’ numbers. When in need, they contact the driver, who reports to the medical officer. The drivers are local youth trained in first aid.