Kolkata for Mother and   Child : A Case Study

Duza, M. Badrud; Ramana, G. N. V.; Chowdhury, Sanchita

Kolkata for Mother and Child : A Case Study

2003

Duza, M. Badrud | Ramana, G. N. V. | Chowdhury, Sanchita

This is a documentation of effective partnership that helped to improve Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) outcomes for the urban poor in Kolkata, India. This partnership was supported by the IDA financed (US$ 71.4 million) Family Welfare Urban Slums Project. The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) implemented the project using a Credit of about US$17 million. A total of 3.8 million urban poor (family income less than US$ 32 per month) from three municipal corporations (Howrah and Chandan Nagar, and part of Kolkata), and 37 smaller municipalities benefited from this partnership. The project provided basic community outreach, as well as facility based Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) services, including counseling to the urban poor. Subsequently, nonbeneficiaries (above poverty line) also received services on payment of costs at lower-than-market rate. This model has subsequently been extended to 20 more cities in the state of West Bengal with support from the Department for International Development (DFID) and IDA.

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Washington, DC: World Bank

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Doctor; Age at marriage; Social awareness; United nations population fund; Slum dwellers; Family welfare; Number of children; Ailments; Self-reliance; Basic health care; Official policy; Demand for services; Service delivery; Ministry of health; Health care delivery; Population groups; First child; Paramedics; Family income; Practitioners; Clinics; Stds; Empowering women; Fertility rate; Virgin; Purchasing power; Progress; Health clinics; Health projects; Community health; Participatory process; Postnatal care; Service providers; Point of departure; Adolescent boys; Reproductive health education; Health seeking behavior; Young women; Technical assistance; Male health; Political power; Home visits; Resource mobilization; Local municipalities; Policy makers; Prenatal care; Adolescent girls; Institutional capacity; Methods of contraception; Health systems; Specialists; Infant mortality; Maternal mortality rate; Primary health care; Safe drinking water; Waste; Health service; Referral services; Contraceptive choice; Low-income country; Mother; Maternal mortality; Quality of care; Health professionals; Counseling; Specialist; Health problems; Illnesses; Fertility decline; Health providers; Poor families; Safety net; Neighborhood; Local community; Poor · health; Public health care; Focus group discussions; Skill development; Violence against women; Intervention; Health interventions; Dissemination; Health programs; Medical care; Std; Public awareness; Obstetric care; Health equity; Early identification; Social status; Individual rights; Nurse; Early pregnancy; Social movements; Health posts; Quality of services; Midwives; Male health workers; Female education; Slum areas; Human development; Hiv positive; Urban slums; Health education; Role models; Training women; Behavior change; Architects; Contraceptive prevalence; Sexually transmitted infection; Safety nets; Policy dialogue; Community work; State policies; Health indicators; Homes; Stis; Midwife; Information system; Health infrastructures; Risk pregnancies; Residences; Medical personnel; Health outcomes; Elderly women; Nurses; Social service; Political party; Health facilities; Respect; Declines in fertility; Physician; Population movements; First birth; Sexually transmitted disease; Health care facilities; Infant mortality rate; Female; Public health programs; Unfpa; Menstruation; Basic health services; Grass-roots; Health workers; Girl child; Quality care; Primary care

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8213-4473

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