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| ANKUR Project :The
Replication Of Home Based Neonatal Care Approach in Maharashtra |
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| The success of the home based
neonatal care approach in the Gadchiroli trial aroused the hope of
saving the newborns elsewhere. |
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| As a first step it was necessary
to test the approach in different settings to answer following questions: |
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What will
be the effectiveness of Home Based Neonatal Care approach when
replicated ? |
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What
site specific modifications will be required in the approach
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| ANKUR project (2001-2005) was
the research project aimed at getting answers to these questions. |
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The replication study was conducted in
a population of 88,311 distributed in about 100 villages and
hamlets and 6 urban slums in 7 different regions in the state
of Maharashtra, India
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The field implementation
was under the supervision of SEARCH through 7 different NGOs |
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Ankur Inauguration (January
1, 2002)
Baba Amte administering oath of dedication
to ANKUR workers
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ANKUR UTSAV(March 31,
2003)
Heralding delivery of full package after
completion of training of workers
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Conclusions of ANKUR Project
1. HBNC can be replicated by NGOs.
2. Methods and tools of replication have been field tested and
are effective. These can be used by others.
3. HBNC is feasible and acceptable in 3 types of setting (tribal,
rural and urban slums) with some modifications which
were made in the tribal and urban slums.
4. HBNC was effective in reducing NMR, IMR and CMR by nearly half
in above 3 types of settings
(combined).
5. HBNC can be combined with the MCH interventions.
6. The HBNC package, as structured and tested in ANKUR, appears
suitable for incorporating in the
government health programme.
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