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Improving Health and Well-Being In India

Based in Gurgaon, our India offices are staffed by Indian professionals with extensive experience in the health sector.
Programs and achievements
The Innovations in Family Planning Services (IFPS) II Technical Assistance Project (ITAP), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/India, is improving demand for and access to reproductive health services. Led by Futures Group, ITAP supports activities at the national level with particular focus on Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand. Futures Group has developed and successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of several public-private partnership mechanisms, including social franchising, voucher systems, social marketing, mobile health vans, community health volunteers, and contracting. ITAP is implementing adolescent health interventions in Uttarakhand and quality assurance systems in the states of Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. ITAP has also developed communication strategies and campaigns at national and state levels. Through the USAID | Health Policy Initiative, Futures Group supported high-quality interventions for HIV prevention and care in Uttar Pradesh by strengthening evidence-based planning. We also improved access to family planning in the private sector and developed a tool that helps communicate to businesses the financial benefits of implementing family-friendly workplace policies. Futures Group is currently implementing the follow-on Health Policy Project (HPP), which in India will strengthen the capacity of national and state institutions to develop a supportive policy environment for FP/RH. Futures Group will work with government and other relevant partners to help increase evidence-based decisionmaking, effective decentralized planning and implementation, and improved resource allocation to improve health equity and the policy environment. With funding from USAID, Futures Group has established Technical Support Units (TSU) to provide assistance to State AIDS Control Societies in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand working to achieve the goals and objectives of Indias National AIDS Control Program. TheTSUs assist the State AIDS Control Societies to build the capacities of civil society organizations; mobilize partnerships between the public sector and civil society; manage training and evaluation activities; support public-private partnerships for sexually transmitted infection services, access to contraceptives, quality control/assurance, and monitoring; and develop evidence-based strategic planning and resource planning at state and district levels. The DFID-funded Technical Assistance Support Team (TAST) provides technical assistance to the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) and State AIDS Control Societies. The overall purpose of TAST is to strengthen evidence-based planning and implementation of components of the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) III for vulnerable populations and provide inputs for planning NACP IV. Futures Group provides a comprehensive prevention, care, and support response that includes building management capacity of targeted interventions, procurement and supply chain management, operational research, and development of educational campaigns.

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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has looked to Futures Group for technical assistance on multiple projects. Under Round 6, Futures Group supported establishment of 45 community care centers in five states of India by providing monitoring and evaluation, capacity building, resource mapping, process documentation and quality improvement. Under Round 7, Futures Group developed curricula for continuing medical education using e-learning. Through this effort, 90,000 in-service nurse trainees will receive training from master trainers at one of five Regional Resource Centres and 50 nurse training institutes. For the Round 9 project on intensified malaria control in seven northeastern states , Futures Group is developing, setting up, and managing project management information systems for Caritas India, its partner network, and sub- recipients in 49 districts. The project MIS will adopt the data collection tools and reporting forms used by the national program, while ensuring that all reporting formats are compatible and can be integrated with the national M&E system. In addition, Futures Group will map all private healthcare service providers in the target area and build the capacity of select organizations. Futures Group supports the Market-Based Partnerships for Health project by facilitating public-private partnerships for the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme and designing an advocacy strategy for the Saathiya Youth Friendly Provider Network.

Futures Group is undertaking a national study to document social protection initiatives for children affected by HIV and AIDS, in partnership with UNICEF, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, and the National AIDS Control Organisation. The study aims to understand existing mechanisms and interventions, inform programming and policy needs, and recommend the most appropriate mix of services to be standardized to ensure comprehensive outreach. To learn more about Futures Groups capabilities and work in India, contact Dr. Suneeta Sharma at ssharma@futuresgroup.com.

Innovations In Family Planning Services Technical Assistance Project (ITAP)

Futures Group is implementing an innovative, pro-poor, pro-rural program to enhance the delivery of FP/RH services to women in three northern states in India with a combined population of over 300 million. Funded by USAID, the Futures Group team combines the best elements of PPP to bolster service delivery in underserved populations. Futures Groups advocacy efforts proved to be vital for efficient and far-reaching implementation of ITAP. Futures Groups quality assured approach has expanded the delivery of five modalities of MCH services, including FP, ANC, Delivery, STI, & HIV testing. Over 200 facilities are now licensed to deliver these services and accept vouchers and over 2 million women have been reached, increasing their overall quality of life.