BINAUNA VILLAGE, BANKE, NEPAL (November 19, 2014) - Female Community Health Worker Jharana Kumari Tharu councils a group of women, including expectant mothers and those who have recently delivered, on good health practices in Binauna village, in Nepalís Banke District. One of the many interventions that Jharana helps promote is how to apply a chlorhexidine-based antiseptic gel on a newbornís cut umbilical cord stump to prevent infection. This simple life-saving intervention, which is supported by USAID and partner JSI throughout Nepal, has been shown to reduce infant mortality by roughly one third in a large community trial conducted in Nepal by the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in conjunction with partner organization Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh.
| Date Taken: | 11.19.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 06.08.2020 13:56 |
| Photo ID: | 6228645 |
| VIRIN: | 141119-O-D0466-001 |
| Resolution: | 2400x1600 |
| Size: | 3.97 MB |
| Location: | NP |
| Web Views: | 37 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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