Our Health Interventions
We bridge the gap between rural communities and primary healthcare - ensuring access, awareness and knowledge, along with an enhanced 'health seeking' behaviour.
Health Impact
368
Sakhis Trained
111
Sakhis Absorbed as ASHA Workers
9
Community Clinics
97%
Institutional Delivery
2000+
women received ANC/PNC services every year from 166 villages
227
villages with 100% toilet coverage
267
tobacco free villages, 89 tobacco free schools
97,000
people reached under NCD program
30,544
Toilets Constructed
51,869
Truckers Reached HIV AIDS Intervention
101
villages with Mental Health Project
RECOGNITION
2021
ICC Social Impact Award
Farakka
2020
ICC Social Impact Award
Maternal Health - Farakka
2016
Best Continued Support by Punjab State AIDS Control Society
2015
Best Performing Targeted Intervention by Punjab State AIDS control Society
2007
Asian CSR Award
Excellence Award in the Concern for Health
2007
Rashtrapati Puraskaar for Sanitation Facilities in Chhattisgarh
Macro Impact Stories
Non Communicable Disease
With NCDs responsible for 47% of deaths in India, and with diabetes, hypertension and heart disease on a rampage across the country, ACF’s rural communities are taking a preventative approach - and fostering ‘wellness’ via dietary and lifestyle changes, health seeking behaviours, along with early intervention. Working in collaboration with the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, ACF is working on an action research project identify individuals with high risk of Non-Communicable Diseases.
97,000
patients under the NCD program
67
villages under the NCD program
48
villages covered with COPD and Asthma project
101
villages added to Mental health –Atmiyata Project
Community Sanitation
Long before the advent of Swachh Bharat, ACF was on a mission to build toilets and transform the sanitation of rural communities in its reach. By empowering local women, providing revolving funds, advocating the benefits of sanitation and linking people to government schemes, ACF has helped build 37,116 toilets and create 157 open defecation free villages.
37,116
toilets constructed
157
villages Open Defecation Free
75-80%
coverage of toilets
248
toilet blocks repaired in schools
Sakhis
An army of women, trained as community health volunteers, are transforming the health of communities, thanks to the ACF Sakhi Program. With a focus on maternal and child health, non-communicable disease and malnutrition, Sakhis have been instrumental in reducing neonatal mortality rates thanks to increased institutional delivery, promoting COVID-19 protection measures and bridging the gap between rural communities and primary healthcare.
368
Sakhis trained
143
involved in COVID-19 work
294
educational messages disseminated
97%
institutional deliveries
3658
children reached through malnutrition program in Dadri
15,000
children reached through malnutrition program
Maternal Child Health Child Mortality Reduction
In 2014, Farakka West Bengal, the neonatal mortality rate was incredibly high – 43.85 out of every 1000 – compared to a national rate of 28. Troubled, ACF’s health team got to work. And in just 2.5 years the institutional delivery rate increased from 28.57% to 85.07%, infant mortality fell from 39.47% to 24.3% and neonatal mortality fell from 43.85% to 27.77%.
97%
average institutional deliveries across locations
166
villages with Home based neonatal care
2374
pregnant women supported
88%
early registration for ANC services
73%
linked with maternal benefit schemes
89%
early breastfeeding
4% to 2%
Reduction in low birth weight babies
Our Health Partners
Ambuja Foundation
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