IMPACT INDIA FOUNDATIONAn International Initiative Against Avoidable

Disablement Promoted by the United Nations and

launched by Government of IndiaThe first and flagship of twenty Impact Foundations

worldwide - IFIO

Ahimsa-Fund Round Table, FranceJune 17, 2013

IMPACT’S ROLE

- acts as a catalyst to bring together Non Profit Organisations, Corporations and the Community to work in partnership with the Government for sustainable and replicable National Health programmes,

- uses existing delivery systems and available infrastructure

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PRESENT PROJECTS• Curative: Lifeline Express - the world's first modern hospital on

rails. So far served 800,000 disabled rural poor – all free of cost – with donated skills of 150,000 medical volunteers.

• Prevention: Community Health Initiative in Maharashtra State,

covering 2 million Tribals free of cost.

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Community Health Initiative (CHI)Prevention of Disability - a sustainable and replicable model

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2005 - 2011 achieved 72% reduction of disability, • population 2 million in 6643 sq. kms in rural Maharashtra, • in partnership with Government.

June 2012 onwards Preventive health focus: • in one Primary Health Centre • population: 60,000 in 604 sq kms• health outcomes selected by Government, in line with

Millennium Development Goals:- reduction of infant mortality- improvement in maternal health- immunisation - reduction in female adolescent anaemia and - reduction in child malnutrition

Aims at Public Private Partnerships for sustainability.

Community Health Initiative (CHI)

IIF

Govt

Comm-unityVolun-teers

Private Sector

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Govt Health Centre

Public Private Partnerships

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Community Health InitiativeAnaemia Reduction in Adolescent Girls

Counselling Deworming

Hb Estimation: Over 60% of 3700 girls registered Hb below 10gm per dl. Daily IFS Supplementation treated 2600 girls

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HEALTHY RURAL MOTHERS & BABIES – NATION’S INCLUSIVE GROWTH

INDIA’S FUTURE