Quo Vadis Technology?- E. Premdas Pinto (CHSJ (India)-COPASAH)
Information Communication Technology (ICT) has broadened the reach of both technology and information to common people and transformed the very nature of communication itself. The proliferation of ICTs into personal, social and cultural spaces has given rise to a large number of digital and cyber citizens. With the active engagement of the global development agenda […]
Sanitation and Hygiene in Primary Health Centre –Maharashtra (India) – Photostory
The Photostory titled ‘Sanitation and Hygiene in Primary Health Centre’ from the state of Maharashtra (India), highlights the pathetic conditions of sanitation and hygiene at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Bhakrundi, in district Gadchiroli in the state of Maharashtra (India). The Photostory evinces that PHC was lacking in basic facilities of safe drinking water. The […]
ICT Based Monitoring of Quality of Maternal and Child Health Services- Madhya Pradesh (India)
The Photostory on use of ICT to monitor quality of maternal health and child health service in the state of Madhya Pradesh (India), highlights women’s experiences of accessing maternal health services under provision of Village Health and Nutrition Day (VHND) services and at the health centre in Morena district of the state. The photodocumented evidences […]
Do We Have Rights? – Karnataka (India), Photostory on the health rights of marginalised communities (Dalits)
The Photostroy, ‘Do we have rights’ highlights the issue of health rights of marginalised communities, through story of a 50 year old Dalit woman from Karnataka who faces the triple burden of caste, gender and occupation-related violations. The Photostory is prepared by community practitioners associated with THAMATE and Slum Janahadolana in Karnataka (India). To see […]
Am I a Burden for My Family? Tamil Nadu -India (Photostory)
Through the medium of a story of a special child, ‘Rathesh’ from Ragupathiyar village of Vellore district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu (India), the Photostory highlights the apathy of the state to the needs of differently abled children with special needs. The Photostory is prepared by COPASAH community practitioners associated with Community Based […]
ICT based Monitoring of Quality of Maternal Health Services in Uttar Pradesh (India) -Photostory
The Photostory titled ‘ICT based Monitoring of Quality of Maternal Health Services in Uttar Pradesh ‘ from the state of Uttar Pradesh in India highlights the current status of Maternal Health Services in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh. Using this Photostory as evidence, women leaders of Mahila Swasthya Adhikaar Manch (MSAM) of Uttar Pradesh ( […]
Innovative Use of ICT in Community Based Monitoring Practice in India
COPASAH has taken an initiative to innovatively engage the grassroots practitioners to learn the use of ICT in generating evidence and using it for negotiation for their health rights. A photo provides an illustration on how the skill enhancement of 30 community level health accountability practitioners from six states of India- Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, […]
Community Monitoring and Public Accountability for HIV/AIDS Resources- Caiphas Chimhete (CWGH), Zimbabwe
Photostory featured in COPASAH Communique on Community Monitoring and Public Accountability for HIV/AIDS Resources- by Caiphas Chimhete of Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) highlights the effort of the Community Monitoring and Public Accountability for HIV/AIDS initiative in Harare, Zimbabwe The initiative aims to strengthen community monitoring mechanisms for health, particularly for HIV/AIDS Resources and […]
Community Defenders of Health Rights – Walter Flores, CEGSS- Guatemala
With initiatives of Center for the Study of Equity and Governance in Health Systems (CEGSS) and toehr partner organisations in Guatemala, community people have attempted to use Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) for negotiation of health rights. A total of 42 women and 23 men participated in the previous year in the process of learning basic […]
Promoting Health Accountability through Strengthening Community Participation Uganda-ANGELLA NABWOWE
The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), Uganda launched a pilot mobile phone application (text messaging / SMS) project earlier this year which aims at enhancing community participation in health service delivery in two Sub Counties of Kayunga District , i.e. (Kayonza and Bbaale). Strengthening community participation is the The launch took place at Kakiika […]