After the opening of birthing center, it is easy for Ramuwa residents

Due to the lack of health facilities in the village, the number of women giving birth at home was also large. Some have lost their lives due to lack of continuous health check-ups and maternity services. It also became a situation where one person had to spend up to 3 lakhs for rescue by helicopter.

But now, after the opening of the birthing center in the village, it has become easier to get services. The municipality invested and established a community health unit here. Later that unit was made a maternity center by the municipality. In the campaign of the municipality, the Fairmaid Foundation has supported materials including delivery beds and baby warmer machines.

Now, more than 12 people have received safe delivery services here in a year. Apart from that, up to 30 people give birth in Pandavakhani health institution every year. As it takes 3 hours to reach Pandavkhani, the ward center, the unit was established in Ramuwa. Apart from Ramuwa, women from neighboring Badigad rural municipality-8 Vedikhor and Kholakhark have also taken service.

"The health unit we have established has saved the lives of many women," said Sushil Paudel, the head of the city health branch. Galkot was also awarded as the best municipality because it was able to give birth in the institution and save lives.

In the health institutions of all the wards of Galkot Municipality The project has supported a babywarmer machine . Because of this, even in the winter season, in the safety of the baby Help has reached. Now baby warmer machines have been installed in 33 health institutions of the district. 20 of them are connected with the support of the project.

'We have supported training and raising awareness, we have also bought some equipment,' said Ganesh Baruwal, the officer of the project. Now it has expanded to 72 organizations.

Labs have been built in 43 health institutions of the district within 6 years. Accordingly, skilled obstetricians and manpower capable of operating labs have reached all the health institutions . In this campaign, BYC and Fairmed Foundation, which partnered in the rural health improvement project, have provided one delivery bed and delivery materials and the equipment used there in each birthing center.

Apart from that, more than a dozen maternity waiting rooms have also been built. With the partnership of the local municipality, a two-room waiting house has been built at a cost of 5 lakh to 7 lakh. Maternity There is also a provision to stay in this waiting room for a week before and after delivery.

Bohoragaon Health Chowki of Nisikhola, Kharwang of Badigad Rural Municipality, Hill Health Chowki of Tarakhola Rural Municipality, Hugdishir and Dhullubaskot of Bareng Village Municipality and other places have been constructed. In Bohoragaon, which has the highest number of deliveries, this house has been regularly used, while in others it has also been used for a long time, the health workers said .

'Up to 150 people have used this house for maternity services,' said senior Anami Tarakumari Chand, 'if it is found that those who arrive on time have complicated conditions, they can also be sent to a well-equipped hospital.'

Food and accommodation are arranged for those who come. This campaign has made significant progress in mother and child safety in the public health Officer Lakshmi Sharma said. He says that due to the compulsion and lack of awareness in some rural settlements, 100 percent results have not come.