Dr. P.K. Verma – Medical Officer-In-Charge (MOIC) of the Katari Hill Urban Primary Health Center (UPHC) in Gaya, India – noticed a gap in community awareness regarding government-provided health services. Concerned about the well-being of vulnerable populations, he...
Master coaches trained by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) in Bareilly – a city in Uttar Pradesh, India – consistently use TCI’s data for decision-making intervention to review the progress of family planning programs. During a recent review meeting led by master...
The Challenge Initiative (TCI) supports the implementation of proven, high-impact family planning interventions (HIIs) by strengthening the capacity of city governments. In India, TCI holds “mini university” (mini-u) workshops where cities more experienced...
During a recent National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) monthly review meeting, Dr. Shahsikant Rai, the Urban Nodal Officer in Bulandshahr – a city in Uttar Pradesh, India – proposed that some undesignated funds be used to procure modern contraceptive methods known as...
Some health facilities in Bhagalpur, Bihar, were facing a common issue of having disproportionate areas covered by Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs are community health workers employed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) in comparison to the number...
The following story is part of a series from The Challenge Initiative in India called “Urban Tales,” occasional real-life stories of women and girls in India benefiting from TCI’s work supporting local governments to implement high-impact family planning and...