For the past two days, we have been touring medical facilities at the district and sub-district level outside of Pune. Yesterday, we went to a primary health center (PHC) in Manchar called Tal-Ambegaon. The superintendent who runs the center gave us some helpful advice about the scope and target market of the Hemoglobe project. We got a tour of the lab, the clinic, and the maternity ward. While we were walking around, we saw their training lab, which was stocked with Laerdal's Neo Natale and Momma Natalie kits! We even got to talk to a mother with a newborn about her experiences there. She was timid at first, but with Pushkar's help, before long she was chatting and smiling with us.
Afterwards, we decided that we couldn't go to India without seeing a Bollywood movie. Chennai Express was recommended by many of the locals, so we set out for the local theater! It turned out that the movie was all in hindi, but we were still able to follow along-at least most of the time. The singing and dancing were fun to watch, and the movie itself was ridiculous in typical Bollywood style!
Today, we went to two health centers with a regional director of Pune. These two were model centers, and have been used as examples for the rest of India. First, we sent to a sub-district center, which is the first point of contact for pregnant women in rural areas. There, we spoke with some community health workers about their work at the clinic, and with a first-time mother who was nervously awaiting her delivery
On the way to the next clinic, we stopped at what is believed to be the site of one of the Hindu god Ganesha's incarnations. There we saw a temple to Ganesha inside of a walled courtyard. Sorry, no pictures allowed!
Finally, we made it to the Lonikalebor PNC. Once again, we got a tour of the facility and spoke with the lab techs about their methods. Then, we got some conversation time with the ASHAs, who go from house to house to provide health information to mothers, and who were the original target audience of our project.
Since it was our last night in Pune, we decided to check out the nightlife. We took a rickshaw to a nearby club, and if we thought driving through the streets of Pune was scary in a van, it had nothing on the riskshaw. We found what was supposed to be a really nice club, but unfortunately it was salsa night. Much to our surprise, Indians are fantastic salsa dancers! Not wanting to draw more attention to ourselves than we normally do here, we left to find a more comfortable setting. We ended up trying our hand at a karaoke night, but it turns out that Destiny's Child was a bit too much for us to handle.
Afterwards, we decided that we couldn't go to India without seeing a Bollywood movie. Chennai Express was recommended by many of the locals, so we set out for the local theater! It turned out that the movie was all in hindi, but we were still able to follow along-at least most of the time. The singing and dancing were fun to watch, and the movie itself was ridiculous in typical Bollywood style!
Today, we went to two health centers with a regional director of Pune. These two were model centers, and have been used as examples for the rest of India. First, we sent to a sub-district center, which is the first point of contact for pregnant women in rural areas. There, we spoke with some community health workers about their work at the clinic, and with a first-time mother who was nervously awaiting her delivery
On the way to the next clinic, we stopped at what is believed to be the site of one of the Hindu god Ganesha's incarnations. There we saw a temple to Ganesha inside of a walled courtyard. Sorry, no pictures allowed!Finally, we made it to the Lonikalebor PNC. Once again, we got a tour of the facility and spoke with the lab techs about their methods. Then, we got some conversation time with the ASHAs, who go from house to house to provide health information to mothers, and who were the original target audience of our project.
Since it was our last night in Pune, we decided to check out the nightlife. We took a rickshaw to a nearby club, and if we thought driving through the streets of Pune was scary in a van, it had nothing on the riskshaw. We found what was supposed to be a really nice club, but unfortunately it was salsa night. Much to our surprise, Indians are fantastic salsa dancers! Not wanting to draw more attention to ourselves than we normally do here, we left to find a more comfortable setting. We ended up trying our hand at a karaoke night, but it turns out that Destiny's Child was a bit too much for us to handle.
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