Day: September 23, 2010
SughaVazhvu Guides: Concept, Selection tools and Selection
By Sangeetha Lakshmanan, Research Analyst – ICTPH and Rufin Jenila, Research Assistant – ICTPH When we opened our first Rural Micro Health Centre (RMHC) in Alakkudi, we selected women Community Health Workers (“Nala Oli”s – Light of health) based on their ...
Understanding child development and nutrition in rural Tamil Nadu: Site visits to Anganwadi Centres
By Lindsey Peugh, Research Associate – ICTPH In an effort to better understand the context and determinants of child development in rural Tamil Nadu, ICTPH staff members visited three Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) centres over the last week. Delivered ...