Village: Motipur Kala; Block: Sirsiya; District: Shrawasti; State: Uttar Pradesh; Country: India
27th June 2018
An Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) washes her hands before she examines a pregnant woman as part of Village Health and Nutrition Day (VHND) in Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh.
Held every month in Anganwadi centres and supported by UNICEF-IKEA Foundation, the VHND is an important date on the calendar because it brings together services under nutrition, health, and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene). Mothers with children aged 0-6 years come to the Anganwadi centre on this day for this ‘package of services’ under one roof, including antenatal care, health check-ups for children, and complementary food distribution UNICEF India/2018/Prashanth Vishwanathan