SMVS operates both homeopathic and allopathic clinics.

SMVS recognizes that interventions in the area of women and children's health have the broadest effect on the health of communities, therefore SMVS strives to provide an extensive mother and child health care program. The program relies heavily on local women who are trained and employed as local village health practitioners and traditional birth attendants to make home delivery a safe process.

Mother & Child Health

Village Health Workers maintain complete individual medical care on all beneficiaries on a household basis through the use of mother and child cards. The Village Health Workers focus on:

» Antenatal checkup
» Early registration of pregnancy
» Balanced dietary intake
» Immunization and vaccination (through the government's primary health system)
» Safe delivery
» Post-natal care
» Breast feeding
» Supplementary nutrition

Nutrition

At the present Village Health Workers are trained to recognize degrees of malnutrition and administer a nutritional supplement to malnourished children between 0-3 years old.

Learn more about the other SMVS programs:

» General and Non-formal Education
» Sustainable Livelihoods
» Women's Micro Credit