SIDA Project - Medical university, India offering medical education in medicine, Rural Health, Epidemiology, Social Medicine, Medical Biotechnology, biotechnology, physiotherapy, dental, bioscience management, nursing, epidemelogy and health management.

“ Developing A Multi-Sectoral Approach Model
for Sustainable Health & Development”
Sponsored by: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Project Objective

DEVELOPMENTAL OBJECTIVE:

The broad objective of the Project is develop a “Multisectoral Approach Model for Sustainable Health and Development” by involving Governmental Organizations (GOs), Non Government Organizations (NGOs), Academic Institutions and Civil Society for the benefit of vulnerable sections of the society in underserved areas of Ahmednagar district.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES & OUTCOME INDICATORS

Objectives and outcome indicators of the Project under the five Strategic Intervention areas are:

Strategic Area 1: Improvement of Access to Medical Services

Objectives:

To provide routine, specialized and emergency Maternal and Child Health and Safe abortion Services at Primary Health Care, and peripheral level (Village & Cluster of houses) on the Swedish Model of health care delivery
To improve the skills of the health workers (medical, nursing and paramedical) in the delivery of effective maternal, child and adolescent health on Swedish pattern of MVC, BVC and Youth Clinics.
To provide diagnostic facilities at the PHC level for screening STI, RTI, Cancer, HIV/AIDS etc.

Outcome Indicators:

Reduction in infant mortality rate (IMR) from 110 to 55 per 1000 live births.
Reduction in obstetrical emergencies at tertiary level and reduction in maternal mortality rate (MMR) from 3 to 2 per 1000 live births.
Increased knowledge and skills of health workers in the rural areas for effective delivery of MCH services
Early diagnosis and treatment of STDs/RTIs & HIV/AIDS in the target area

Strategic Area 2: Gender equality, Socio-Cultural Aspects & Poverty alleviation

Objectives:

To raise awareness about age at marriage, sexual and reproductive health rights, genital and breast cancers
To ensure social & economic security for drop out girls, HIV/AIDS widows, & unemployed youth
To improve status of women and sex ratio in favour of female
To improve the conditions of environmental sanitation and utilization rates of existing latrine facilities

Outcome Indicators

Improvement in the status of women and adolescents
Reduction in the % girls getting married below 18 years and the incidence of STIs, HIV/AIDS
Improved social security to unmarried girls and HIV/AIDS Widows,
Improved rural sanitation (increase in latrine facility, utilization rate etc)

Strategic Area 3: Behavioural Change Communication & Awareness Generation, & HIV/AIDS

Objectives:

To bring behavioural changes in the medical and para-medical staff on universal safety precautions and stigma against HIV/AIDS
To empower gram panchayat, farmers, women and adolescents on government schemes, agriculture, developmental opportunities.
To raise awareness levels of general public about potable drinking water, environmental sanitation, nutrition rich foods and healthy villages

Outcome Indicators:

Health workers adopting universal safety precautions and treating HIV/AIDS patients
Community (opinion leaders, farmers, women) is aware and utilizing various developmental opportunities and work towards “healthy community” and “healthy village”
Improvement in the nutritional levels of women, adolescents and children

Strategic Area 4: Nutrition, Biotechnology, and Eco-farming

Objectives:

To undertake research on low cost herbal antiviral drug preparations
To undertake fact finding research on quality of breast milk
To undertake research on drought and salt tolerant crop varieties
To build capacity of farmers on eco-farming practices and general public on purification of drinking water, nutrition rich plantations etc.

Outcome Indicators:

Improved availability of anti viral drugs at affordable cost
Improved knowledge amongst scientific community about the quality of breast milk
Improvement in the crop yield and crop variety in the drought prone areas
Increased INM & IPM practices by farmers & general public
Improved access to potable drinking water

Strategic Area 5: e-health for Empowerment & Service delivery

Objectives:

To improve the access and delivery of health care services at Primary Health Centers/Rural Hospitals by electronically connecting them with tertiary level Pravara Rural Hospital
To empower the community by improving the access to information (Government development schemes, Agricultural information (market trends, weather) etc) and facilitate economic and area development process in the target area
To improve the access to health education and health awareness generation to women, adolescents, school children

Outcome Indicators:

Improved access, quality and utilization of health care services at PHC level
Improved knowledge and confidence levels of health workers in rural areas
Improved knowledge and awareness on developmental and other government social security and welfare schemes and agricultural & economic development
Improved utilization and participation in government developmental and social security & welfare schemes
Improved health awareness amongst women, adolescents, school children.