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District Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. .Sangeeta Uranv, a first time mother displays a cheque of Rupee one thousand for delivering her child at Government hospital (Sadar hospital) in Ranchi. All pregnant women delivering in Government health centres like Sub
District Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. .Sangeeta Uranv, a first time mother displays a cheque of Rupee one thousand for delivering her child at Government hospital (Sadar hospital) in Ranchi. All pregnant women delivering in Government health centres like Sub-centre, PHC, CHC/ FRU/ General wards of Sub Divisonal, District and State Hospitals and Government medical colleges gets Cash Assistance for Institutional Delivery under JSY(Janani Suraksha Yojana). Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women. Mamta Vahan, a round-the-clock transport facility available at panchayats to bring rural pregnant women to health centers for institutional deliveries, is a big hit among the women in the state as over 1 lakh calls were received for the facility in 2011-12. The women, especially those staying in remote and inaccessible areas, are now able to avail the facility as a result of which the rate of institutional deliveries and transit death (death of pregnant woman on way to hospitals) has improved. This service, a joint collaboration of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and UNICEF started on July 4 last year. According to data available with the Health Management Information System, the institutional deliveries have increased by 7% in the state and 12% in Ranchi district. The transit death rates have reduced from 17% to 5% since 2011-12. In the 4,471 panchayats in the state, there are 2,500 registered Mamta Vahans of which 151 vehicles are in Ranchi district where one vehicle is meant for two panchayats.UNICEF India/2012/Dhiraj Singh.
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District Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. .Sangeeta Uranv, a first time mother displays a cheque of Rupee one thousand for delivering her child at Government hospital (Sadar hospital) in Ranchi. All pregnant women delivering in Government health centres like Sub
District Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. .Sangeeta Uranv, a first time mother displays a cheque of Rupee one thousand for delivering her child at Government hospital (Sadar hospital) in Ranchi. All pregnant women delivering in Government health centres like Sub-centre, PHC, CHC/ FRU/ General wards of Sub Divisonal, District and State Hospitals and Government medical colleges gets Cash Assistance for Institutional Delivery under JSY(Janani Suraksha Yojana). Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women. Mamta Vahan, a round-the-clock transport facility available at panchayats to bring rural pregnant women to health centers for institutional deliveries, is a big hit among the women in the state as over 1 lakh calls were received for the facility in 2011-12. The women, especially those staying in remote and inaccessible areas, are now able to avail the facility as a result of which the rate of institutional deliveries and transit death (death of pregnant woman on way to hospitals) has improved. This service, a joint collaboration of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and UNICEF started on July 4 last year. According to data available with the Health Management Information System, the institutional deliveries have increased by 7% in the state and 12% in Ranchi district. The transit death rates have reduced from 17% to 5% since 2011-12. In the 4,471 panchayats in the state, there are 2,500 registered Mamta Vahans of which 151 vehicles are in Ranchi district where one vehicle is meant for two panchayats.UNICEF India/2012/Dhiraj Singh.
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