Teenagers put up posters at the posco transit camp where 200 people live on a Rs 20 per person per day dole from the state government. the poster reads: we want peace, we want posco
Women cross the river to return to their homes after attending a protest rally against the MOEF nod to the POSCO project. dhinkia- epicentre of the anti posco movement in jagatsinghpur district, orissa
A young mother of 18, had an early pregnancy. baby was underweight and was born weight 500gms. through counselling and regular care and the awareness brought in, she has a healthy baby now
A young mother of 18, had an early pregnancy. baby was underweight and was born weight 500gms. through counselling and regular care and the awareness brought in, she has a healthy baby now
A young mother of 18, had an early pregnancy. baby was underweight and was born weight 500gms. through counselling and regular care and the awareness brought in, she has a healthy baby now
A young mother of 18, had an early pregnancy. baby was underweight and was born weight 500gms. through counselling and regular care and the awareness brought in, she has a healthy baby now
A young mother of 18 TELLS HER STORY, had an early pregnancy. baby was underweight and was born weight 500gms. through counselling and regular care and the awareness brought in, she has a healthy baby now
A young mother of 18, had an early pregnancy. baby was underweight and was born weight 500gms. through counselling and regular care and the awareness brought in, she has a healthy baby now
MATERNITY WARD IN AN UNKEPT GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, THAT SEES MANY WOMEN FROM NEAR BY VILLAGES COME FOR DELIVERY. THIS HOSPITAL HOWEVER ENFORCES BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS
The Lalitpur initiative shows the importance of skilled support group for pregnant and lactating women which is missing in most parts of the country, be it rural or urban area
Each of the villages in Lalitpur has one such SUPPORT group to educate women on breastfeeding. Each group comprises three membersラan ASHA worker, an anganwadi worker and a dai (birth attendant).
Counsellors explain how to hold and nurse the child with the aid of a doll and an illustrated book. Such counselling sessions are being held twice a week in all the six blocks of Lalitpur for the past five years under a programme called Baby Friendly Comm