Educational Program

Improve access to medicines to rural tribal population in remote areas, use ‘trained’ village volunteers to explain dosage to the people, strong quality monitoring of prescription, and sales through MIS, and create a sustainable business model.

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are vital to the health of their communities. This project aims to strengthen the ability of CHWs to make health decisions, and link women and infants to care through the use of clinical decision-support on mobile phones. By extending their electronic medical record system to CHWs, they aim to improve quality of care"

To help overcome maternal and newborn health-risks caused by prolonged labor we will train midwives on using a low-cost vacuum assisted delivery device called the Koohi Goth Vacuum Delivery System (KGVDS). The device is cheap (~2 CAD), does not require electricity and is simple enough to be used by midwives in the community.

A 2012 UN study showed 25% of birth facilities had access to infant resuscitation equipment; 11% had attendants capable of using it. India’s Windmill Health Technologies has created a novel integrated resuscitation solution, reduces air leakage, creates more consistent air pressure and volume, lessening injuries and improving survival. Easy-to-use, newborn resuscitation solution to empower front-line health workers to resuscitate newborns effectively.To reduce death & disability from Birth Asphyxia - often caused by birth attendants' inability to use current devices effectively.

Work by Twezimbe Development Association has found that stories told by mothers in their own words and reflecting shared realities are most likely to increase the number of moms seeking skilled health care, and convince policymakers to improve healthcare access. This project will capture 3 to 5 minutes stories to be shared through digital media platforms and health clinics.

The “The MamaBaby care project” at Makerere University in Uganda will improve care at birth by promoting early pregnancy testing at household level by community health workers, determination of expected date of delivery and linking to local transporters aided by GIS for referral during labour to empowered skilled attendants. Follow Peter Waiswa on Twitter @waiswap"

In the Philippines, some 44% of mothers give birth without a doctor. In this project, an affordable ultrasonic obstetric care solution will be developed to improve maternal healthcare for the rural Philippines. In partnership with the Provincial Health Office of Palawan, nurses and midwives will be trained to use portable ultrasound devices to screen for obstetric complications, and get access to medical professionals when diagnostic information is transmitted through cellular telecommunications.

Reducing maternal mortality using role model mothers, pregnant women peer support groups, provision of transportation and re-orientation and motivation of healthcare workers to address the three delays that cause maternal mortality in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State.

In Guatemala, an estimated 28% of the population can anticipate a mental disorder in their lifetime, with women of childbearing age, showing the highest rates of depression and anxiety, especially those living in indigenous areas and poor urban settings.  The problems are due in large part to economic hardship and family troubles.  Community health workers will be trained to identify troubled women and support groups will be created to help women to meet specific needs including food and shelter, integrating mental health into existing, though limited, health programs in marginali

To address particularly high rates of depression among women in Pakistan, and the impact it has on the psycho-social development of young children and child mortality, a participatory, community-based intervention called “Learning Through Play Plus” promotes mother-infant play, providing stimulation and support for the infant.  It can be used by non-specialists, including mothers and lay health workers with minimal training in low-resource countries. The project will document the program for potential scale-up.