Community Based Monitoring (CBM) process for inclusive reproductive health rights
Satyakam Jan Kalyan Samiti (SJKS) has started Community Based Monitoring for advocacy of Inclusive Reproductive Health right in 15 villages of Chhindwara District under the guidance of the National Alliance for Mental Health and Human Rights (NAMHHR) and Center for Health and Social Justice (CHSJ), New Delhi for marginalized and disadvantaged communities under Maternal Health Right Campaign (MHRC).
During the first phase of the project, community-based monitoring was conducted from January to April 2019, during the monitoring data related to government Health services and facilities of maternal health was collected through the mobile app ‘Swasthy Darpan’ through observation of Health Centres and interviews of lactating rural women from 15 villages of Jamai and Parasia Block in Chhindwara.
The facts and issues found from the analysis of the collected data were shared with the community and health service providers during the 15-day campaign at village level in May-June 2019, followed by district level Jan Samwad for the advocacy of inclusion of reproductive health rights.