Reproductive/Maternal and Child Health Every year in India 2.4 million children and about 136,000 women die unnecessarily. These numbers represent about one fifth of the global total a dramatic reduction in these futile losses is needed. India’s National Rural Health Mission was launched in April 2005 with a strong commitment to reduce maternal and infant mortality and provide universal access to public health service with India’s Reproductive and Child Health Program. In collaboration to this ASSI assists and gives services for improving the health of women and children. Under the RCH program all aspects of women's reproductive health across their reproductive cycle, from puberty to menopause are covered.
HIV/AIDS Campaign
India is one of the largest and most populated countries in the world, with over one billion inhabitants. Of this number, it's estimated that around 2.5 million people are currently living with HIV. In a country where poverty, illiteracy and poor health are rife, the spread of HIV presents a daunting challenge.
ASSI educate people about HIV/AIDS and how it can be prevented, blood safety checks, and HIV testing among other things. Various public platforms were used to raise awareness of the epidemic - dramas, a voluntary blood donation day and TV spots with a popular Indian film-star. Messages were also conveyed through active learning sessions, including debates and role-playing.
Pulse Polio Rally
Polio which used to paralyze 350,000 people a year - a third of them in India - is on the verge of becoming extinct. International agencies had hoped to complete the task by 2005, but with Uttar Pradesh in India registering a fivefold increase in cases over the past two years, hopes of reaching that milestone look slim. The northern densely populated state accounts for 68% of all infections in the world.
ASSI helps in campaigning Pulse Polio vaccination in rural areas by distributing pamphlets, handbills, counseling the parents etc in order to prevent pernicious infection so, that every child under the age of five receives a dose of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV). We believe that as we are doing this rally we will encourage the parents to vaccinate their children and give a better chance for them to become polio free.