Youth For Healthy Mumbai
Every year the monsoon season brings along increased number of infections and increased burden on the public health system. The public health system in Mumbai city has a strong infrastructure in place for catering to the need for treatment of patients in big numbers. However, the system requires support from the NGOs and the community for ensuring wider outreach for preventive education of the masses in the city in order to prevent and control the spread of any of the monsoon related ailments.
In 2013-2014, 1 in every 676 persons had Malaria. The malaria fatality rate remains high with 1 death in every 94 cases diagnosed for Malaria. Similarly, in the last three years (2011-14) the number of deaths due to Dengue have risen from 52 to 74 and in 2015 to 108. There has been a 59% rise in Typhoid cases in the MCGM dispensaries/hospital, state hospitals and other government dispensaries/hospital compare from 2012-2013 to 2013-14. During 2013-14, 1.2 lakh residents suffered from Diarrhoea and 255 died due to it.
Youth for Healthy Mumbai was a campaign to
address the issue of lack of awareness on Malaria and Dengue. UWM in
partnership with Dept. of Public Health, Municipal Corporation of Greater
Mumbai and NSS Cell of Mumbai University carried out citywide awareness drives
during monsoon 2015. The campaign was supported by SD Welfare Trust. Under the
campaign, college youth trained as Peer health Educators conducted various
awareness activities e.g. Rallies, Street Plays, House to House interactions,
pamphlets distribution etc. More than 1000 college students from 29 colleges
conducted 147 awareness drives in 6 vulnerable wards of Mumbai city covering
more than 170,000 population.
Youth For Healthy Mumbai
Latest Updates
MOU Signed for Maintenance of 10 ha. of Wetlands
29th September 2020
An MoU was signed on 29th September 2020 in presence of Hon. Forest Minister, Shri Sanjay Rathod, between UWM and Mangrove Foundation for plantation and maintenance of 10 hectares of degraded wetlands in Vikhroli.
Youth for Healthy Mumbai - 22nd December, 2015
11th February 2016
The Youth for Healthy Mumbai campaign has formally ended through a closure ceremony organized at Taj Club, Imperial Towers, Tardeo, and Mumbai
Youth For Healthy Mumbai - Impact Figures
27th January 2016
- Twenty nine colleges were involved in the project, with an average of 35 students trained in each college.
- Over 150 Awareness Drives were conducted, with an average of 1000 citizens reached out to during each drive in vulnerable localities.
- Over 1000 students were trained as health educators.
- Immediate awareness was imparted to 10,000 individuals (Awareness Generation by each trained student among at least 10 individuals in her/his family, among fellow students and peers.
- 150,000 individuals were educated about monsoon related ailments during the awareness drives.
Youth for Healthy Mumbai - 16th September, 2015
16th September 2015
Students cross the target 1,50,000 population to be covered through awareness drives.
Youth for Healthy Mumbai - 8th September, 2015
8th September 2015
Youth for Healthy Mumbai Awareness drives:
- F/SKhalsa college
- F/SAmbedkar College
- G/SNirmala Niketan College of Home Science
- SMulund college of commerce
Youth for Healthy Mumbai - 3rd September, 2015
3rd September 2015
- Peer Health Educators’ trainings start at 4 wards viz. F- south, G- South, and S.
- More than 350 students trained as Peer Health Educators.
Youth for Healthy Mumbai - 31st August, 2015
31st August 2015
Youth for Healthy Mumbai Planning meeting held at Dept. of Public Health, MCGM
- Meeting attended by:
- Dr. Santosh Revankar (Dy. Health officer, Surveillance, MCGM)
- Prof. D.G. Phondekar, Co-co-ordinator , NSS, Mumbai University
- Mr. Anil Parmar (Senior Manager- Community impact, UWM)
- Dr. Shailesh Wagle (Coordinator- Community impact, UWM)
- Medical Officer Health of all 6 wards covered under the project
- NSS Program officers of all participating colleges
Youth for Healthy Mumbai - 27th August, 2015
27th August 2015
- The Youth for Healthy Mumbai 2015 project launched at Kasturba Hospital, Mumbai
- Stakeholder meeting headed by Dr. Padmaja Keskar, EHO, MCGM and attended by
- Dr. Santosh Revankar (Dy. Health officer, Surveillance, MCGM)
- Dr. Mini Khetrapal, Dy. Health officer, Epidemiology, MCGM
- Medical Officer of Health of all 6 wards covered under the project
- Prof. B.S. Bidve, N Programme Coordinator, Mumbai University
- Prof. D.G. Phondekar, Co-co-ordinator , NSS, Mumbai University
- Ms. Zarine (SD Corp)
- Ms. Archana Nair (SD Corp)
- Mr. Ajay Govale (Director – Community impact, UWM)
- Mr. Anil Parmar (Senior Manager- Community impact, UWM)
- Dr. Shailesh Wagle (Coordinator- Community impact, UWM)