1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgSamantha Urban Tarranthttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/starrant/c1900406_How investments in community health workers are reaping benefits in the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh — World Vision Advocacyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1qEPYtwGxT"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2021/01/08/how-maternal-and-child-health-programs-can-prevent-child-marriage/c1900406_how-investments-in-community-health-workers-are-reaping-benefits-in-the-heart-of-india-madhya-pradesh-4/">c1900406_How investments in community health workers are reaping benefits in the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2021/01/08/how-maternal-and-child-health-programs-can-prevent-child-marriage/c1900406_how-investments-in-community-health-workers-are-reaping-benefits-in-the-heart-of-india-madhya-pradesh-4/embed/#?secret=1qEPYtwGxT" width="600" height="338" title="“c1900406_How investments in community health workers are reaping benefits in the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="1qEPYtwGxT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/W165-0376-050_Medium_res.jpg1200801Miscellaneous pictures of children in the village, playing, walking, going to school. The Sagar Health Project is 5 year grant project funded by Takeda Pharmaceuticals through World Vision Japan. The aim of the project is to improve the health status of pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under five and building the whole area’s capacity on indicators of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN). It is now working in all 174 villages in a particular block of Sagar district, which is in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Despite the remarkable economic growth of the state in recent years, the poverty rate remains high and statistics show that this area falls short of the national average, on indicators of MCHN. As per data from National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-16), more infants die in Madhya Pradesh per 1,000 births than in any other Indian state (IMR is 51 per 1000 births). And the same holds true for children under five years of age (65 per 1000 live births).