Health Auxilliaries and Health Workers
Balanced nutrition holds the key to the health of the newborn. Health
Auxilliaries teach young mothers about Nutrition.
Peer to peer communication helps in opening
up ares such as women's health issues. Health Auxilliaries talk to village
woman on what to do about womens health problems 
An important parameter to be monitored is the baby's weight. Inadequate
progress in this area is a sure indication of something going wrong. Health
Auxilliaries learn the basics of weight monitoring and help check the
newborns' progress in this area.
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Health Auxilliaries are the fist line
of monitoring the wellbeing of the community and they need to be equipped
with enough skills to recognise and act fast when something is amiss
Tribal Health Initiative recognises that communication is effective only
when the discussions use materials the participants are comfortable with.
Classes on nutrition use locally available items and the best ways to
use them.
Classes are held in an informal atmosphere
and attendee participation is always encouraged. It is also a forum for
Health Auxilliaries to exchange experiences and learn from their peers.
Health
Workers at Tribal Health Initiative form the core nursing team who look
after all aspects of patient care at the hospital. They are selected from
the local villages, and trained at the hospital.
Expectations on the Health Workers are
very high and the trainees undergo a rigerous training routine with hands
on training covering all aspects of patient care.
Infant mortality rate in and around Sittilingi has reduced by more than
50% since Tribal Hospital started functioning.
With one of their own kind helping with
the stay in the hospital, patients from remote villages are more at ease
here than at the big city hospitals.
Tribal Health Initiative continues to be a success story solely because
of the dedication and the team effort of all involved.
Tribal Health Initiative, Sittilingi PO, Dharmapuri Dist, Tamil Nadu, India. Ph: +91-4346-258611