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HLFPPT has established its State Office in Rajasthan in January 2008. HLFPPT with its technical expertise in the Health sphere, and Rajasthan being a backward state as far as health indicators are concerned, the organisation plans to do a lot more in the coming future. As of date, HLFPPT has or has been working upon the following programs:
Promotion of Access to Care and Treatment (PACT) program
Promotion of Access to Care and Treatment (PACT) is a programme running in 3 states - Rajasthan, UP and MP. The programme has completed almost a year and started in Rajasthan from January 2008. The programme aims at starting Community Care Centres (CCCs) for PLHA in 5 districts namely Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner and Ajmer. 3 CCCs have started to function in Bikaner, Udaipur and Ajmer and the other 2 will start by September 2008. These CCCs are 10 bedded care homes run by local NGOs.
Nishchay Pregnancy test Card Programme of NRHM:
 The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), GOI, through its National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has introduced the rapid home pregnancy test kits (Nishchay). The instant testing kits will be available free of cost to all woman in rural areas through the ASHAs, thus making the instant pregnancy test card available at the home level. Since January, 2008, Hindustan Latex LTD (HLL) the manufacturers of the Nishchay- Home based pregnancy test card, and its non profit organization Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT) have undertaken the task of coordinating all promotional and training initiative to introduce and promote the Nishchay pregnancy test kit. It helps women in early detection of their pregnancy status, in the comfort and privacy of their homes. After early detection of pregnancy, the ASHA worker links them to appropriate clinical and health services based on the results.
This programme is PAN India and is being implemented in phases, where Phase I has the EAG states along with 2 others. Rajasthan being an EAG state has been taken up in Phase I. Nishchay will move into Phase II post September 2008.
NIPI:
 HLFPPT got associated with Norway India Partnership Initiatives (NIPI) to work towards bettering neo-natal care in the grass roots of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. The Norway- India Partnership Initiative is an outcome of the commitment by the Prime Minister of Norway and the Prime Minister of India, focusing on the issue of reducing child mortality and improving child health to attain the Millennium Development Goal 4 by the year 2015. Norway has contributed $80 million over five years for this purpose to five states of Orissa, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. These States together constitute 40 percent of India's population and contribute almost 60% of child deaths in India. In Rajasthan, initially, 3 districts - Bharatpur, Dausa and Alwar, are selected for intensive implementation.
 Owing to the commitment, a visit of the Norway PM was slated to happen on February 6th, 2008. HLFPPT pitched in to lend its technical expertise towards the preparations for the visit. Our team also went for a pre-assessment study of the overall medical services, especially neo-natal care facilities, at two Primary Health Centres (PHC) of Bharatpur District in the month of December. The Norway Prime Minister, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg visited the Rarah CHC as well as held a talk with ASHA workers and JSY beneficiaries at Takha on the 6th of February, 2008. Our members from the TSD team at NOIDA office were a part of different activities during the whole month of January and thus contributed in what may be called as the beginning of a wave of healthy and surviving new borns.
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