Life Saving Treatment to Children in Rural India

Dear Friends,

Today I thought of sharing with you some data and information about our work area: 

• Infant mortality in Rajasthan is 57/1000 live births
• Over 70% of children and 60% of women are malnourished
• Only a third of all of children have been fully immunized
• Over 50% of households drink from unprotected sources
• Around 75% of rural households have no toilet
• Our health program supports some 9,000 women and children in 150 vil­lages
• Child immunization increased from 35% to 60%
• 16,000 people assured of access to clean water
• Over 3,000 people assured of access to toilets
• More than 300 Traditional Birth Attendants of Seva Mandir counsel women on the benefits of institutional deliveries but are also trained to perform home deliveries. They handle over 4,000 deliveries a year with infant mortality significantly lower than the state average.
• Seva Mandir offers obstetric care insurance in partnership with hospitals to provide women with access to checkups, curative medication and delivery services.
• Seva Mandir trains Bal­sakhis, women who provide monitoring and care for newborns by counseling mothers on breastfeeding, nutrition, birth registration and the availability of government support in cases of severe malnourishment.
• Seva Mandir provides immunization and monitors malnutrition in special camps and Balwadis (Pre Schools). Basic medicines and treatment are also provided for common childhood ailments.

Thank you so much for your continuous support to our program.

Regards

Atul Lekhra 

Links:

• Seva Mandir's website