Women’s groups had a remarkable effect on neonatal survival and post natal depression among mothers in the bordering district of Jharkhand and Orissa of India.
Ekjut is a voluntary organisation with a strong field presence in the underserved villages of the two states... Our partnering communities are indigenous people and those living alongside them.
Dissemination of findings from the ekjut trial: Saving Maternal and Newborn lives -
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 9 December-2009
Co-hosts- ekjut, Population Foundation of India,Women and Children First-UK, Centre for International Health and Development-UK, Professional Assistance for Development Action,(PRADAN,India) and Perinatal Care Project, BADAS
Ekjut’s work of empowering communities to address newborn and maternal health issues gets coverage in the bookWorld Press Photo: New stories. Noted photojournalist, Sudharak Olwe captures- ekjut’s work with the indigenous communities of Jharkhand and Orissa.
An interesting
experiment in getting tribals to identify and prioritise
their problems, especially relating to infant and maternal
mortality, is under way in Orissa and Jharkhand ( An
article in
"InfoChange News & Features,
March 2007" by Freny
Manecksha).
ekjut provides a systematic
& supportive framework to the strong collective effort of women in
Jharkhand and Orissa for improving maternal and newborn health…
