Ekjut is a voluntary organisation with a strong field presence in the underserved villages of the three states... Jharkhand, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh... Our partnering communities are indigenous people and those living alongside them.
Dissemination of findings from 'The Ekjut Trial : Saving Maternal and Newborn Lives' -
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 9 December-2009.
Co-hosts- ekjut, Population Foundation of India,Women and Children First-UK, Centre for International Health and Development-UK, Professional Assistance for Development Action, (PRADAN,India) and Perinatal Care Project, BADAS.
An interesting
experiment in getting tribals to identify and prioritise
their problems, especially relating to infant and maternal
mortality, is under way in Orissa and Jharkhand ( An
article in
"InfoChange News & Features,
March 2007" by Freny
Manecksha).
ekjut provides a systematic
& supportive framework to the strong collective effort of women in
Jharkhand and Orissa for improving maternal and newborn health…