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NAMHHR E-Newsletter
Double Issue-10-11 (Sept 2013- April 2014)
Godda Report Recommendations
Inter departmental
convergence
At health facilities in tribal areas
make special efforts to employ
adequately trained staffs
sensitive to tribal culture and
practices, provide blood
transfusion services and make
special efforts to engage PVTG
nurses health personal who
speak local language .
Recommendations/Endorsements
NAMHHR sent suggestions on the Draft Rules under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and
their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 on 15th November 2013.
NAMHHR sent Recommendations to the Advisory Group for MNREGA, (set up by MoRD) and suggested
amendments regarding provision of Maternity Benefits in Schedule II on 5th December 2013.
NAMHHR sent a letter to the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India to highlight the issues of
poor availability of blood transfusion for rural India.
NAMHHR made submissions to High Level Committee which has been constituted by the
PMO(IDNo.560/51/C/15/2012) on the socio- economic, health and educational status of tribal communities of
India on 31st of December.
NAMHHR sent recommendations for Odisha State Policy for Girl Child and Women Health and Well-being on 6th of
December 2013.
NAMHHR Activities
NAMHHR SC members had a meeting on 22nd March 2014 in Delhi. They reviewed the National Convention
that was held in Delhi on 20th and 21st March and there was also a discussion on NAMHHR TOR.
NAMHHR had a General Body Meeting on 27 28 November 2013 in Delhi. The meeting reviewed the
activities that have been carried out by NAMHHR in the last two years and brainstormed on strategies that
could be used in the coming two years.
NAMHHR organized a fourth capacity building workshop with the objective of developing analytical skills of
the participants on maternal deaths documented under the guidance of Dr. Subha Sri from CommonHealth
on 18-19th Oct 2013 in Delhi.
Upcoming Events
1. MDR State Advisory group meetings are being conducted in different states (May and June)
2. NAMHHR will organise a meeting on "Human rights based approaches for preventing maternal mortality"
on 24th of June 2014 in Delhi.
3. A meeting will be organised in the Santhal Paragans Division of Jharkhand with the NAMHHR members
and other CSOs working in the area, to discuss advocacy and actions based on findings from the Godda
fact finding mission.