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Nutrition Warriors | In Naxalite Land, A Doctor Couple’s Crusade To Save Tribal Communities In Jharkhand, Odisha
Outlook, Saturday, Oct 28, 2023
Prasanta Tripathy and Nirmala Nair left global careers to settle in Chakradharpur. They set up Ekjut in 2002 to provide health and nutrition training on community participation
Garlanding India- Ride for a cause
www.garlandingindia.com
Ekjut (meaning ‘coming together’) is an NGO which was founded by Dr. Prasanta Tripathy and Dr. Nirmala Nair in 2002 in Jharkhand and, has now expanded to other Indian states such as Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.
How Crèches Impact the Lives of Tribals in Jharkhand
News18, FEBRUARY 17, 2023
“Ab to ghar par bhi saboon maangti hai hath dhone ke liye” (Now she asks for soap even at home to wash her hands) – Laxmi.
Doctor Couple Innovate Steps to Reduce Infant Mortality, Model Now Replicated in 50,000 Villages
The Better India, September 6, 2021
Dr Prasanta Tripathy and Dr Nirmala Nair quit their jobs and launched Ekjut, an NGO that works to reduce infant and maternal mortality rates in Jharkhand and save thousands of lives among tribal communities
These Mamata Gharas Prevent Child Malnutrition
Outlook POSHAN, July 14, 2020
Over 1,800 tribal children in high-malnutrition pockets of Keonjhar district find succor in creches which feed and protect them while their parents work.
Mental health patients see better days in Jharkhand
Village Square, October 21, 2019
Misconceptions about mental health lead to mistreatment of afflicted tribal people in Jharkhand. Awareness initiatives, community support and treatment are now improving their lives
Better awareness improves maternal and child health
Village Square- September 13, 2019
Awareness meetings that equip women with knowledge on health and nutrition during pregnancy and after childbirth is helping to tackle malnutrition in rural Singhbhum in Jharkhand.
Keeping it simple, keeps babies alive
THE HINDU, January 30, 2016
A simple step of holding meetings with women on health issues brought down neonatal death rates in five remote districts of Jharkhand and Odisha – a success story recorded in 2011 and 2012 that will feature in the February edition of The Lancet Global Health.
Center adopts sate model to bring down crib deaths
THE TIMES OF INDIA, January 26, 2016
Ranchi: A social intervention program aimed at bringing down the neonatal mortality rate (NNMR) in Jharkhand is set to be scaled up in 10 states across the country by the year end.
NGO in state among 6 WHO awardees
THE TIMES OF INDIA, April 4, 2015
BHUBANESWAR: Ekjut, a community-based NGO working in Odisha besides Jharkhand, is among six organizations/individuals to be awarded by WHO India as public health champions, on April 1
It’s Not a Drug, It’s Not a Device – It’s Women Working Together
New Security Beat, May 29, 2013
“Cooperative nurturing is the natural state of humans,” said Anthony Costello, director of the University College London’s Institute for Global Health…
Ekjut effort cuts infant & maternal deaths
The Times of India, March 26, 2013
Targeted intervention, through participatory approach, by a non- governmental organization focusing on infant and maternal mortality, has helped in reducing mortality rate in Jharkhand and Odisha by up to 70%
Women’s Groups Saving and Changing Lives
The Huffington Post, United Kingdom, 21 May, 12
The women come one by one. Some bring blankets and some little brown sacks to sit on. They spread the blankets and the sacks neatly in front of the house.
Global recognition for child healthcare
THE TIMES OF INDIA, March 31, 2011
The trial of Ekjut, an organization working on reproductive and child healthcare, has earned global recognition for its work in underdeveloped areas of Jharkhand and Orissa
Ekjut achieves dramatic success in cutting child deaths in India
Guardian Development Network, Sept 24, 2010
The outlook for children is improving in Jharkhand and Orissa, where Ekjut has overseen a 45% reduction in child mortalities.
Lessons from the Ekjut way
THE HINDU, September 15, 2010
From Jharkhand, tales of change that spell new promise for women and children
Better healthcare, on our watch
INDIA TOGETHER, JUNE 7, 2010
A pilot project in community-based monitoring under the National Rural Health Mission in three districts of Jharkhand provides encouraging results.
BBC Health Check – Indian Infants
BBC, Friday, 4 June 2010
In rural India a trial has been using women’s groups to spread the word about safe childbirth and how to care for newborns
Women’s support groups improve neonatal survival rates
Wellcome, 8 March 2010
Women’s community groups have had a dramatic effect on reducing neonatal mortality rates in some of the poorest areas of India, according to a study published today in the ‘Lancet’.
Orissa, Jharkhand cut neonatal mortality
The Times Of India, Mar 9, 2010
It’s a success story that has dramatically curbed one of India’s worst healthcare challenges — abysmally low neonatal survival rate.
Women’s group save babies
NDTV, Mar 23, 2010
In underserved areas of Jharkhand and Orissa where neonatal mortality is extremely high, a group of women got together to help save lives of both the newborns and their mothers. And they do this through a participatory learning and action cycle.
Neonatal mortality rates on decline
Deccan Herald, 08 March 2010
These community groups provide a cost-effective intervention along with benefits such as reducing significantly maternal depression and improving decision-making amongst poor women.
Ekjut achieves dramatic success in cutting child deaths in India
The Guardian- Fri 24 Sep 2010
“It’s no age to die,” says the doctor who helped to save thousands of mothers and babies in the states of Jharkhand and Orissa. The NGO of which he is co-founder says its approach – which puts women centre stage – works even in the poorest areas.
