Six Rotarian doctors are heading to North West India in November to help reduce maternal mortality in the region. Rotary International in partnership with the Government of India National Rural Health Mission has set up an innovative programme called CALMED (Collaborative Action in Lowering Maternal Encountered Deaths). The initiative aims to reduce maternal and newborn mortality by increasing training in the emergency care of pregnant women and new born babies particularly in rural and remote areas. The CALMED project is the brainchild of Medical Director and Rotarian Dr Himansu Basu and he spoke to Nihal on the BBC Asian Network recently. Listen again here, the interview starts 1 hour and 15 minutes into the show: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lgzb3 Read more here: rotarygbi.org/rotarians-tackle-maternal-mortality
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 18:05:00 +0000