GLANCE OF CURRENT ACTIVITIES
OVHA is the largest and oldest federation of voluntary Organisations of Orissa
working in the field of community health & development. Like OVHA there
are twenty-seven State VHAs and We are federated to Voluntary Health Association
of India, New Delhi at national level. Since thirty-three years we have been
contributing to the promotion of health status in Orissa State. At present OVHA
is implementing several projects inside the State through the active involvement
of voluntary Organisations. We are also recognised as a Mother NGO by the Government
of India for Reproductive & Child Health programme and Indian Systems of
Medicine & Homeopathy programme. We have several NGOs as well as Hospitals
as our members who have been doing pioneering job in the health sector of Orissa.
We do conduct a number of training programmes and organise workshops and seminars
in different areas of community health and development every year that contribute
significantly for promoting the health status of Orissa. We impart training
to a variety of NGO workers, both senior & junior levels, in many areas
of health and development. Besides this OVHA also publishes regularly different
book and non-book materials on health. Conduct research in different areas of
health and put our best efforts in the relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction
activities after the super cyclone of Orissa.
Since malaria is a major public health problem of Orissa, OVHA take multi
dimentional efforts to prevent and control the same.
OVHA is quite concerned about the imbalance sex ratio of the State. To discourage
sex determination of foetus and preventing female feticide we undertake various
programmes both at state and community level.
OVHA is active in the field of lobby and advocacy, and we work very closely
with Government of Orissa, Government of India, UN agencies and other national
and international bodies. We are involved in several high-level government committees
or bodies that are given below.
OVHA’s efforts in the health sector of Orissa have been very significant to
promote the health status of Orissa. However, still there is a long way to go
to reach at the goal.
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