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Immunization for Tribal Children and Young Mothers
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Summary
Seva Mandir organizes camps to provide Immunization in remote areas not serviced by State Health Facilities. The Immunization covers 6 key diseases.
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Received $5,780 from 35 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The prevalent rates for complete immunization is around 5%. This results in high mortality rates. Seva Mandir's intervention has raised to 37% and continued intervention can raise this further. The intervention targets tribal families in remote areas of South Rajasthan. The focus group is children in 0-2 years age group, and pregnant women.
Activities
Organisation of camps (12 camps on a monthly basis over 1 year per hamlet); Ensuring reliable (timely, correct frequency) immunization, make immunization a cultural norm. Each camp targets roughly 30 persons. Camps are in multiples of 15 hamlets.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $5,600
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $44,400
Total Funding Goal: $50,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Reduction in mortality rates; Immunisation against Tuberculosis/ Tetanus/ Measles/ Diphtheria/ Polio and Pertusis/ Immunisation becomes a norm.
Project Message
Regular Immunisation camps can raise the total immunization rates from 2% to 40%. This makes the camps a highly significant intervention.
- Renu Tiwari, Project Incharge- Immunization
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Neelima Khetan,
Chief Executive
Dr. Mohan Sinha Mehta Marg
Old Fatehpura
Udaipur, Rajasthan (INDIA) 313 004
India
+91 294 2450960
Email:
Project Sponsor
Manish Bapna
Organization
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When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on June 09, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 01, 2007.
Latest Update from the Field
minor illnesses in little children
By Ms. Priyanka Singh - In Charge Health Program, June 09, 2008 06:34 PM
During holding the immunization camps it was experienced that many little children suffer from various diseases like diarrhea, cold, cough etc. The General Nurse and Midwife (GNM) who are appointed to give vaccinations in Seva Mandir-run immunization camps are skilled caregivers. In order to refresh their skills and to strengthen their capacity for the treatment of diseases like Diarrhea, Bronchitis, Cough and Cold training was organized in March end for these GNMs.
In the last quarter (January to March 2008) over 1200 children and over 600 expecting mothers have been immunized.
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