Strengthening The Linkages Between Community Structures and the Health System

STRENGTHENING THE LINKAGES BETWEEN COMMUNITY STRUCTURES AND THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN MORADABAD, UTTAR PRADESH

As a result of these efforts to strengthen linkages between the community and facility, the overall uptake in family planning services at the city level for Moradabad has improved by 97% - from 7,694 family planning users at the time of baseline to 15,136 users as of June 2021 (Fig.1). At the same time, this represents a 197% increase at the UPHC level - from 4,266 family planning users at baseline to 12,649 users as of June 2021

"I was dismayed as I had seen Moni as a frail woman. After her second delivery, I spoke to Mahila Arogya Samiti members and requested them to counsel Moni's mother-in-law so that she does not conceive yet again and get burdened. MAS members invited Moni and her mother-in-law in their next group meeting where they counseled both of them. Moni soon visited and met the UPHC doctor who explained the basket of choices to her.

I kept on following up with Moni and assured her that the side effects of any FP method are temporary and there is no need to be afraid of any method as it will improve her life. Finally, Moni asked me to help her avail injectable contraceptive." - Heerawati An ASHA in Moradabad

Heerawati has so far successfully motivated more than 100
eligible couples and is one of the expert ASHAs at her
urban primary health center (UPHC), Majholi.