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Jharkhand Integrated Development of
Health and Nutrition (JIDHAN)

National Health Mission, Government of Jharkhand

As part of this program, TRIF works alongside the
State government for strengthening delivery of
public services in Health & Nutrition, and works with
communities for strengthening health
care response on the ground. The program emerged The implementation
from the COVID-19 pandemic response, calling for architecture, and liaison with
rural interventions for improving access to sustained
health care services. TRIF has embedded Human the State National Health
Resource at the State, District and Block levels; and Mission gives the opportunity to
has intensive presence in two blocks of Kurdeg and engage on both the policy side
Angara. TRIF is also the Resource organization for and community engagement.
training partner organization's (PHIA, PRADAN) staff
and the front line workers in the overall Program Shyamal Santra Surekha
Blocks. The trained community cadre - Panchayat Lead - Public Health Engagement, TRIF
Health Facilitators (PHF), Badlao Didis and Setu Didis
- work closely with the frontline workers to improve Panchayat Health Facilitator, Community Cadre for
health and Nutrition outcomes in the villages. Health & Nutrition, Kurdeg Block, Simdega, Jharkhand

Highlights of the Engagement While almost all efforts in Gram Panchayat were directed
towards tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, I additionally
With documentation on worked on ensuring continuity of the Health & Nutrition

Management field experiences, and agenda. I did this by facilitating Health entitlements
of Covid advocacy efforts with the through mobilising families of SAM children for treatment
Critical Care at Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre and ensuring that the
Capacity Building of Supplies and District Magistrate and
Frontline Workers Facilities cash payment incentive scheme was implemented.
on Disease District Chief Health
Surveillance and Powering the fight against COVID-19 officer, in January 21, the The trend of admissions in the NRCs established by NHM
Integrated Delivery for SAM children, had been alarmingly low reflected by the
of Routine H&N cash payments (instead of
Services with low occupancy compared to the expected number as per
COVID-19 response Deployment only digital) were the Block health data. The primary reason was the lack of
of Monitoring institutionalized. This willingness of the parents to stay for 15 days, suffering the
Systems for
Service achievement has given me loss of wages, exacerbated by delay in digital payments of
Delivery incentives by the government, and the long process of
immense confidence to bank withdrawals. After understanding the situation, I
serve my community in a activated the first level of engagement by mobilising SAM
meaningful way, which has families through Self-help groups, and placing dedicated
agendas in their meetings. With regular counselling and
6000+ 220 200+ 5 been my dream since communication with Anganwadi workers, identification,
childhood.
and the referral of SAM children improved significantly in
ASHA Workers Setu Didis Panchayat District Health the villages, and the footfall at NRCs increased.
and ASHA Trained Under Health Facilitators System Simultaneously, along with leadership of Village
Sathis Trained JSLPS Support Trained, with Transformation Organization, I engaged with block and district officials to
29 Placed in TRIF's Fellows (HSTF) ensure speedy payments to the families during discharge.
Intensive Blocks Placed Program: JIDHAN
Doner: Azim Premji Foundation

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