Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district sees improvement in Anemia Mukt Bharat prog

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Rigorous reporting and close monitoring help strengthen the AMB programme in Chhattisgarh

Nutrition International, a leading global nutrition organisation, working in Chhattisgarh for the past 15 years along with the National Health Mission, Chhattisgarh has led the effective reporting and Health Management Information System (HMIS) integration of Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) programme, resulting in improvement in key indicators. One of the key initiatives was of Block Ranking Exercise which has strengthened reporting and data collection at the field level.

 

The Block Ranking Exercise (BRE) is an initiative aimed at assessing the performance of the AMB programme at district and block level and supporting the state National Health Mission to strengthen the programme.

 

In 2020, Nutrition International piloted BRE in 12 districts of Chhattisgarh. The findings and positive outcomes of the pilot phase of the BRE initiative show that BRE has helped in developing different strategies according to the score of a particular component and thereby address the programme implementation issues appropriately. Looking at the success of the pilot phase, Nutrition International has been advocating for scaling the initiative across all the 28 districts of Chhattisgarh.

 

Through the BRE, districts are now able to review the AMB indicators regularly. As a result, gaps in reporting have been identified in real-time and corrective actions have been taken. Regular training at all levels has helped build the capacity of field functionaries in reporting formats and processes, with a focus on accuracy in reporting and quality of data. With this rigorous reporting and close monitoring, improvement in the State’s AMB scorecards is evident. The average scoring of districts has improved by approximately 13.25 points in a span of seven months. The highest improvement has been observed in Kanker district where the AMB score improved by 28 points.

 

The BRE initiative demonstrates how district-level data can help in effective decision-making to improve programmatic delivery. Subsequent reports from BRE can strengthen the overall AMB program by making a significant impact at the field level.

 

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