A Memorandumof Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Health Mission-Assam and UnitedStates Agency for International Development (USAID) for the implementation of technicalassistance for Tea Garden Intervention to NHM, technical support for Health andWellness Centres (HWC) to NHM and health systems strengthening and publicfinancial management assistance to NHM in the area of Public FinancialManagement (PFM).
Accordingto NHM, Assam, the technical assistance for Tea Garden Intervention to NHM willpilot and intervention for improved maternal, neonatal and tuberculosis andnutrition outcomes, while the technical support for Health and Wellness Centresto NHM will pilot and scale-up HWCs in the State.
Asper the MoU, the first assistance will be carried out in five upper-Assamdistricts having a large number of tea gardens. The districts are- Tinsukia,Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar and Golaghat. The intervention is needed toaddress health issues like nutrition, maternal health and neonatal issues inthese districts with highest numbers of tea gardens.
On theother hand, technical support for Health and Wellness Centre (HWCs) is proposedfor the districts of Goalpara, Nagaon and Barpeta. As per the MoU, the scope isto assist NHM in strengthening the capacity of the HWCs, including developingsuitable model "smart" HWCs in urban areas.
Meanwhile, the public financial management system will also get technical assistance under the activity to improve the state health system including the design and implementation support for financial management software by NHM Assam.
Notably, the USAID works in over 100 countries to promote global health, support global stability, provide humanitarian assistance, catalyze innovation and partnership and empower women and girls.
