Almost half of all Indian children are chronically malnourished and more than 2.4 million die each year from preventable or curable diseases. Twenty percent of the world’s maternal and Twenty-five percent of the world’s children deaths occur in India.

The Child Survival Health Grants Program supports quality community-oriented health projects to significantly improve the health status of children under five and women of reproductive age with a focus on innovation in delivery strategies for new, underused and high impact maternal child health interventions.

Activities undertaken include

• Safe motherhood and newborn care training;
• Breastfeeding coaching and education;
• Education of mothers during pregnancy and post-delivery regarding good nutrition for themselves and their babies;
• Reduction of acute respiratory infections; and
• Prevention and treatment of diarrhea.