About the MCH-STAR
Initiative
 The
Maternal and Child Health Sustainable Technical
Assistance and Research (MCH-STAR) is a five-year
$13.8 Million initiative supported by United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) to
improve policies, program approaches and resources
in the areas of maternal, neonatal, child health
and nutrition (MNCHN) in India.
The MCH-STAR Initiative aims to strengthen the capacity
of Indian institutions in the areas of research
and evaluation, policy analysis and advocacy, and
in responsive technical assistance for MNCHN, so
as to provide sustainable technical leadership of
global standards.
The initiative is spearheaded by
premiere Indian institutions- Child In Need Institute
(CINI), India Clinical Epidemiology Network (IndiaCLEN),
Population Foundation of India (PFI), Public Health
Foundation of India (PHFI), and State Innovations
in Family Planning Services Project Agency (SIPFSA).
MCH-STAR partners will work to support the goals
of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme,
the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH II) Programme,
and the emerging National Urban Health Mission (NUHM). |
Will be updated shortly!
