DOCUMENTARY about FCHV, Nepal

Описание: महिला स्वास्थ्य सेविका (Female Community Health Volunteer - FCHV) सम्बन्धि जानकारी मूलक भिडियो :
मातृ शिशु तथा परिवार योजना कार्यक्रम जनताको घरदैलो सम्म पुर्याउने उद्देश्यले वि सं २०४५ साल देखि यो कार्यक्रम सुरु भएको हो। समयक्रमसंगै सेवाको विस्तार गरि हाल महिला स्वास्थ्यसेविकाहरुले देशभर प्रजनन् स्वास्थ्य जस्तै परिवार योजना, सुरक्षित मातृत्व, सुरक्षित गर्भपतन, नवजात शिशुस्याहार तथा बालरोग, खोप, पोषण, किशोरवस्था र महिनावारी, प्रजनन् रुग्णता, ज्येष्ठ नागरिक, यौन तथा यौनजन्य रोग, किटजन्य रोगहरु, सरुवा रोग नियन्त्रण, नसर्ने रोगहरु, वयक्तिगत सरसफाई तथा जनस्वास्थ्य अभियानहरु लगायतका मा काम गरिरहनु भएको छ ।

FCHVs are selected by members of Mothers' Group for Health (MG‐H) with the help of local health facility staff. They are provided 18 days basic training in two phases (9+9 days) on selected primary health care components. The major role of the FCHV is to advocate healthy behaviors of mothers and community people to promote safe motherhood, child health, family planning, and other community based health promotion and service delivery. FCHVs distribute condoms and pills, ORS packets and vitamin A capsules, treat pneumonia cases and refer and serious cases to health institution along with motivation and education to community people. Similarly, they also distribute iron tablets to pregnant women.

Key services provided by FCHVs:

Distribution of the family planning commodities ( pills and condoms)
Distribution of the iron tablet to pregnant and lactating mothers
Oral rehydration solution distribution
Health education, communication and community outreach
Act as linkage between the health facility and the community and provide referral services especially for maternal and new born services, CB-IMNCI services
Provided support in home delivery cases mainly focused on initiating skin to skin contact after birth, uptake of misoprostol, and application of chlorhexidine in cord after delivery