Model Village Trust’s Health initiatives are focused on the real issues and root causes of health-related problems in the intervention area. We work closely with existing institutions through a community centric and participatory approach to ensure better and improved health for rural community.Our health initiatives comprise maternal and child health, well-being of youth through de-addiction programs and prevention and treatment of prevalent diseases.
Our Approach :
Collaborating with Existing Institutions:
We work closely with existing healthcare institutions on ground and focus on strengthening existing infrastructure rather building a parallel one.
Community Centric Approach:
Ensuring community participation and creating volunteers at village level.
Focus on Women and Children:
Through our Maternal and Child Health Program designed to ensure improved health of women and children.
Preventive and Promotional Measures:
Building awareness and educating community to reduce the incidences of illness.
Our Initiatives :
Malnutrition Free Village Program :
This program has the broader goal of making selected villages malnutrition-free and directly intervene with children of 0-6 years age group. Program identifies the children below universal nourishment standards and classify them in the categories for intervention purpose. Along with ensuring the supply of nutrition kit, it puts a great emphasis on educating parents and bringing behavioral changes in dietary habits and hygiene practices. Program works closely with ICDS department to achieve its objectives.
Maternal Health Program:
Program aims to enhance health of pregnant women and lactating mothers through promotional and preventive measures as direct causes of maternal deaths are largely preventable and treatable. Program works closely with ICDS department to ensure improved maternal health in villages. The ambit of our efforts includes counselling programs, promotion of institutional deliveries, ensured vaccination, timely check-ups and diseases prevention.
De-addiction Campaign:
Substance abuse is a problem not limited to the cities but has always been prevalent in rural areas as well. Our de-addiction campaign addresses the issue of harmful addiction through various tools. Program focuses mainly on comprehensive phycological methods while working with the community to raise an addiction free generation.
