DCM Shriram Foundation has a holistic approach to healthcare. The ‘Mother & Child program’ has an overall objective to reduce the MMR and IMR in the adopted villages of Uttar Pradesh.
The Company has a cadre of Sehat Saathi’s - Village Level Workers (VLW) who are deployed in the adopted villages. These VLWs work in collaboration with ASHA and ANMs and mobilize pregnant women, lactating mothers and adolescents. The aim is to lower IMR and MMR through focus on Immunization, combating malnutrition, menstrual health management and promoting institutional deliveries. Creating demand within the community for Govt. health services and strengthening the supply side of Govt. a health facility is the essence of the healthcare program.
For better community outreach, Mobile Medical Units (MMU) have been introduced across 45 Gram Panchayats covering Hariawan Block and 109 Gram Panchayats covering Pasgawan Block of UP. This MMU is Equipped with all the latest medical facilities, it travels with a female gynecologist, nurse, pharmacist, equipment for Ante/Post Natal check-ups and some tests which are being conducted for diagnosis of high risk pregnancies. The van is also equipped with audio-visual aids and short educational movies on healthcare which are aired while patients wait for their turn. With the provision of these vans, the rural women are now getting access to city-level health facilities.
