Overview | Focus Areas | Other Activities | Partnerships | Accreditations | Memberships | Collaborations
CHAI’s focus is to provide preventive, promotive, curative and community-based health care services to the rural, remote and tribal areas of the country primarily inhabited by the poor and marginalized sections of the population. Apart from the focus areas, CHAI’s prime interventions have been in the fields of Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases, Capacity Building, Disaster Interventions and Advocacy. The present areas of interventions include the following.
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Maternal & Child Health (Reproductive and Child Health care)
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Communicable Diseases, especially HIV/AIDS & TB
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Malnourishment
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Health hygiene and sanitation
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Disability Rehabilitation
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Non-Communicable and Lifestyle Diseases
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Alternative Complementary System of Medicine
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Positive Health Promotion (Holistic Health Care)
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Palliative Care
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Geriatric Care
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Disaster Assistance
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Telemedicine
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Mental Health Care
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Greening Efforts
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Capacity Building
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Research and Advocacy
The projects are categorized in broad groups and the target groups are covered accordingly. Achievements in brief in the last year, category-wise, are listed below.
Communicable Diseases
- 46,76,361 people were made aware of TB through different events
- 10,06,359 home visits were made by CHVs
- 34 Akshyaya Kiosks were established assisting in DOT to TB patients
- 1946 private healthcare providers were engaged for TB care
- 77,004 symptomatic patients were screened for TB
- 12047 TB patients were put under treatment
- 10524 TB patients were sensitized on their rights and responsibilities
- 11,473 inpatients (PLHA) are availing holistic care
- 48,952 Patients (PLHA) are availing holistic care
- 36,777 patients (PLHA) and their families availed nutritional support
- 3276 PLHA were linked to governmental schemes for benefits
- 47,843 PLHA were treated/referred for other infections
- 35,007 PLHA were given psycho-spiritual support
- 7196 PLHA and non-PLHA were provided palliative care
- 1528 children affected /infected by HIV/AIDS were provided with nutritional support.
Non-communicable Diseases
- 57245 people were made aware of diabetes and hypertension
- 28400 people were screened for diabetes and hypertension
- 970 serum-positive people were referred to facilities for confirmation
- 138 diabetic health camps conducted
- 1173 pre-diabetics attended camps
- 82 diabetic clubs formed
- 167 foot-clinics conducted
- 1396 patients treated at foot clinics
- 2602 follow-ups were made to counsel patients on treatment adherence
- 1065 calls were made to counsel patients on treatment adherence
- 65 SALT visits were made and 198 stakeholders were met for community empowerment
- Operationalized 125-bed capacity under 15 Pratyasha Centre and Units, with a total admission of 1815 in-patients – with an average 10 to 12 inpatient days, for palliative care.
- 5196 palliative care patients were supported with home-based care.
- 21,446 people made aware of the significance of holistic palliative care
- 7889 people were provided with information on cancer
- 1246 women were screened for cervical and breast cancer through 49 exclusive health camps
- 234 cancer patients were detected and referred to health care facilities for treatment
Disaster Response
- 31 medical/ eye/ cancer camps were organized
- 992 persons (malnourished children, pregnant women, lactating mothers, disabled fishermen) were provided nutritional support
- 15431 people were provided healthcare.
- 500 families were supported with temporary shelters
- Health education for adolescents was imparted in 33 schools
- 600 families were ensured of insurance coverage by TSSS
- Community-based health and disaster committees under TSSS were formed.
Environmental Greening
- 79 hospitals and health centers in remote areas were provided with solar energy
- Total installations = 204
- Total KVP = 798
- Total carbon reduction= 54.93 % (2017-18)
Health System Strengthening
- 206 members of Alliance of Immunization and Health (AIH) celebrated the World Immunization Week
- Two national steering committee/general body meetings were conducted as part of strengthening immunization and health
- AIH represented at the GAVI CSO constituency event at Nairobi
- Assisted NACO in Blood Banking online with integration to NHP and a mobile APP for public domain
- Supported AP SACS in developing AP Blood Cell app version 0.2, which will be integrated into CM Dashboard.
- 451 personnel of Blood Banks (84 Medical Officers & 255 Lab Technicians & 112 Nurses) were trained
- 174 Quality managers/ Technical managers (QM/TM) were trained.
- Supported L4L project contributing to the coordination between NHM, SACS, Selected Laboratories and Medical Colleges in Krishna, Guntur & East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh Cluster.
- 578 officials of all levels were oriented on Child Rights and Prevention of Child Marriage Act at Andhra Pradesh
- 974 Grid Influencers were mapped and oriented on Child Rights, Child Issues and Prevention of Child Marriage Act
- 27,678 people were sensitized on child issues through outreach activities.
- 17616 Community members were educated through IPC video shows on different thematic areas such as Child Rights, Age at Marriage, ANC/PNC Care, New Born Care, Immunization, Health and Hygiene.
- 1291 children from 56 government schools took part in drawing and slogan-writing competitions on the consequences of early marriage.
- 1537 peer-educators from 50 villages were trained through 150 ToTs on Life-skills education
- 35,000 community members from 100 villages were covered in sensitizing events for child rights, health and Child Marriage Act
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