Discover Project ADHUNA

Advancing

Delivery of (Quality)

Healthcare through

Upgraded

Newborn (and Intrapartum Care)

Approaches

ADHUNA/ अधनुा

In Sanskrit means ‘’now’’ or the ”present time”.

Signifies the urgency and immediacy of reforms in maternal and newborn health.

The circle is incomplete to represent the distance we have to travel to provide the best services to
everyone who needs them and we should aspire to complete the circle.

The colors of the circle represent diversity in the services we provide, the people we serve and the
diversity in the Providers themselves

Aim

To catalyze improvements in intrapartum quality of care in the private sector and embed
innovations in care packages across the maternal, newborn (MNH) and women’s health (WH) spectrum in 29
districts across four states of India.

Project Partners

Project Outcomes

Outcome 1:

Strengthened clinical practices adopted by facilities for provision of improved intrapartum care and
essential newborn care.

Outcome 2:

Introduction and scaling up of innovations as well as adoption of newer evidence-based practices in
maternal and newborn health at facilities across selected districts.

Outcome 3:

Strengthened capacity and role of FOGSI and its members at the national, state, and city level to
advance women’s health practice focused on scientific evidence, innovations, quality, and equity.

Scope of the Project

ADHUNA’s Approach

Central level planning with PEU and execution via ADHUNA District Coordinators & State
Coordinators.

First point of contact to drive awareness – Focused, engaging CPDs covering innovations such
as EMOTIVE Bundle, IV FCM, fetal monitoring, iKMC etc.

Certificate hand over, ICOG points, onboarding. Touch Points and engagement.

Leveraging digital and conferences to engage – WhatsApp Communities, YouTube, social media,
Newsletters etc.

Position statements and best practices, advocacy at major events via ADHUNA Champions,
collaboration between medical professionals.

Documenting process and course corrections built in to design, third party monitoring and
evaluation of outcomes.