Since 2011 the USAID Health and Urban Poor (HUP) Program has been working in this settlement. Their work has been focused on mapping the health infrastructure as well as bridging the gap between the community and the service providers. There is no public health facility within the settlement and most referrals are to a hospital that is around seven miles away. One focus of both HUP and the Indian government has been to collect information to track every mother and child by name-an ongoing initiative throughout the country. This helps track the health of the mother and her newborn and link them to public sector health facilities.
USAID’s activity in Kachhpura has helped mobilize the Mahila Arogya Samit, a women's community group. The members are not only model leaders in their communities, but they also contribute to improved health outcomes for the whole community.
Fonte: White House