2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Calmed Programme for Maternal

and Child mortality reduction

PDG Dr. Himansu Basu, MD, PhD ,

Founder Chairman, IFRD ,

Medical Director, RFPD,

RI Cadre Coordinator, Maternal and

Child Health

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Many times, the mother and child both die for want of primary

healthcare – Women’s Groups can help

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• Globally – every year 350,000 women and 3 million babies die around childbirth

• Life time risk 1 in 250in India ( 1 in 5900 in UK) . Majority are preventable

• Majority in low resourced countries – India is the country with the highest number of deaths (55000)

The Problem – Mothers and Babies are Dying !

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C ollaborative

A ctions in

L owering of

M aternity

E ncountered

D eaths

Solution in low resource settings –Medical,

Public Health, Societal / Cultural issues

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Stop Mothers Dying ! – Calmed Programme

Calmed

Training of

Professionals

ASHA run

Women’s Groups Provide Resource

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Our Collaborators add Strength

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Collaboration with Global

organisations –GG $ 50,000

FIGO

GLOWM

LAERDAL,

MAF, AYZH

Programme Development,

Training Materials,

Simulators,

Equipment

Total Value

$ 122,000

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VTT in Action

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VTT in Action

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VTT in Action

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Rotarians Join Professionals, Inner Wheel and Collaborators in Action Pledge

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ASHA and Village Women’s Group

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Inner Wheel , VTT, ASHA Trainers

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Technology -ASHAs and mobile Kunji

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• Work out local community needs

• Emergency Funds

• Transport – stretcher, ambulances

• Picture cards /tent cards – health issues, recognition of emergencies etc.

• Mobile phones – to be introduced in 2016

Low Cost Solutions through Women’s Groups

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• Participatory women’s groups – work with local authorities, Inner Wheel ,Rotary .

• Share knowledge about women’s and children’s health, family planning

• RCT – India, Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal- Meta analysis of 9 trials – MMR dropped by 49 % ,and NMR by 31%.

Evidence based strategy

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Pictorial Flip Charts for Women’s Groups

Powerful Tool

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VTT Visit , Revisit and Scaling Up – 2013-2018

Calmed Programme – 3 years

Global Grants – Three ,total - $

160,000

Training Master Trainers – 100 +

Training/Retraining Professionals –

1000 +

Training ASHAs – 5000 +

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Outcome in Sikkim

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100

200

300

400

2010 2011 20122013

2014

IMR

MMR

Sikkim Data on Calmed – 2014 ( Projected)

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And finally ………………

Any Questions ?......

Calmed is an innovative ,Vocational Training Team based

model which has resulted in increased workforce of

professionals , and community empowerment.

Introduction in two states in India ,has resulted in

lowering of maternal and child mortality……..