After the birth of his third child, Sunil Kumar, a shop owner in Rustampur, Gorakhpur, chose to undergo a no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV). He never told his friends. Recently, Sunil watched a film featuring Sudama, a man who discusses his decision to have an NSV. In
While global maternal deaths have declined in the past two decades, a woman dies of pregnancy-related complications every two minutes. No country bears the burden like India which continues to lead the world in maternal mortality, currently comprising nearly 20% of all maternal deaths worldwide.
“Never before have so many couples shared their positive experience of contraceptive use in public and on camera!” gush Peer Educators for the Urban Health Initiative, as they tirelessly escort couples to “Happy Dampatti” contest enrollment stalls in Gorakhpur, India. Agra, Aligarh and Gorakhpur are
Results of a pilot study conducted in Mumbai, India in March 2012 suggest that while some aspects of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (COTPA) Act, 2003 are being met in India, critical guidelines continue to go unheeded. Implemented by JHU•CCP and funded by the
In every story you tell, there is a message. Onir (5th International Entertainment Education Conference) The 5th International Entertainment Education conference (EE5), held in New Delhi, India in November 2011, brought together over 300 EE practitioners, government officials, entertainers, researchers and celebrities from around the
On a recent trip to India, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah met a horoscope-telling parrot who shared HIV messages. The meeting took place at the HIV/AIDS Innovations Exhibit at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi; the parrot was part of the CCP-led Health Communication Partnership Associate
If couples share responsibility for family planning, happiness will follow. This is the message of the “One small decision ….can bring unlimited happiness” (Ek chota sa faisla de khushiyan hazaar) campaign. Launched by the Urban Health Initiative (UHI) in March 2009, a five-year, Bill and
India’s central government has renewed its focus on vasectomy and intends to increase the uptake of this safe and cost-effective family planning method. As part of a broader package of technical assistance, the RESPOND Project recently collaborated with the Government of India to develop an
Aligarh, an industrial town in Uttar Pradesh, India can now boast fourteen “Happy Dampatti,” couples who hold the key to five secrets of happiness. Life for these couples in the slums is not easy. Incomes are often less than $75 per month and many residents
With the goal of increasing demand for reproductive health services, several troupes of actors took to the far-reaching tribal regions of Jharkhand in central India in April and May 2011 with a play about family planning. The state-recruited troupes performed a street play that was
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