| Bastar CHD Project |
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Bastar Community health and development project was started in 2007. The project aims to empower communities that are healthier and capable of exercising their reproductive health rights & choices in Tokapal block of Bastar District. Over the year, the project partnered with the Health department for monitoring of the Safe motherhood (Janani Suraksha Yojna) Scheme. As a result, safe institutional deliveries among pregnant women increased. Health seeking behaviour among the community also improved, and the community utilised the ambulance services for bringing emergency delivery cases to the hospital. The project partnered with CINI to implement the micronutrient initiative in seven blocks of Bastar.
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| 20-year old Ritu was on the verge of death when she was brought to the hospital and abandoned there. A month ago she had an induced abortion, which got infected leading to a perforated uterus. Ritu was an orphan and had been sold to a dance troupe by her uncle. The hospital decided to conduct the surgery to save her life. Ritu survived the surgery and despite a very stormy post-operative period she regained her health. |
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