| Project Name | Maternal and Child Health & Collaborations and Patnerships |
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 813000 |
| Project Description | 1] Malnutrition Management Center (MMC) is a part of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program, is working in the rural area of Kasara in collaboration with ICDS's VCDCs. SNEHA's goal is to strengthen and support Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) management processes at VCDCs in Kasara, Shahapur, Thane. To achieve this goal we build the capacity of ICDS staff and provide on field mentoring support in the management of SAM and MAM children by conducting training on nutrition, VCDC protocol, guidelines, and roles and responsibilities and also conduct home visits, joint anthropometry camps and parent meetings.
2] Collaboration and Partnership assists marginalised citizens with required documentation and supports public authorities to strengthen the delivery mechanism of relevant schemes.
Remaining funds are allocated to this program and will be utilized towards this program from October 2023 to January 2024. |
| Locations | Thane > Maharashtra (MH) |
| Causes | Health > Maternal & child health |
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women |
| Beneficiary Description | SAM/MAM children between 0 to 6 years. |
| Impact | Following impact is created till date:
1) SAM MAM Screening, and Confirmation by sub-center Medical Officer - In this period we reached out to 192 sub centers along with 122 Public Health Center Doctors for screening of 525 SAM children
2) SAM children admission at CTC - In this period our main focus was on the referral of SAM children to VCDC. With the coordination and support of CTC staff, the PHC team, and the ICDS team, we referred 20 SAM children to CTC, 19 children were admitted for 14 days and I SAM child received OPD services.
3) Immunization of SAM MAM children - In this period we paid attention to the immunization status of SAM MAM children. 6 SAM children received the vaccination in field camps.
4) Parents Meetings - 29 parents meeting with 191 mothers and 21 community volunteers from Kasara 1 and Kasara 2 areas on “Common Illnesses and Importance of Early Intervention”, and “ Amylase Rich Food, the Importance of regular feeding EDNF and Malnutrition.” |
Activities Conducted
| No | Activity / Item / Beneficiaries | Quantity / Number, if applicable |
| 1 |
Anthropometry |
2774 |
| 2 |
Annaprashan activity Awareness of the importance of complementary feeding |
85 parents of 7 months to 1-year Children |
| 3 |
Mahila Melava: Appreciation of active community members, session on domestic violence and child sexual abuse, session on Nutrition |
500+ |
| 4 |
Immunization of SAM MAM children |
6 SAM children |
| 5 |
Training on VCDC protocol, guidelines, and roles and responsibilities |
95 ICDS and health team members |
| 6 |
Training on Nutrition |
52 (85%) ICDS teachers and 2 supervisors attended the training |
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