🤱 Community KMC Programme
Scaling Kangaroo Mother Care Across 15 Government Centers in Rajasthan
15 government health centers across Rajasthan, incl. Dholpur, Dausa & Tonk
Funder
ANSH
Timeline
2025–2026
Products
Location
15 government health centers across Rajasthan, incl. Dholpur, Dausa & Tonk
Overview
BEMPU has partnered with ANSH — an NGO on a mission to save newborn lives through Kangaroo Mother Care — along with its implementing partners Prayatna Sansthan, Jatan Sansthan, Action Against Hunger, and Development Consortium, to support 15 government health centers across Rajasthan with TempWatch and KangaSling.
Given the volume of newborns using TempWatch at home after discharge, many serious complications have been identified early — giving parents and health workers a critical window to intervene before a situation becomes life-threatening.
Project Activities
- Supplying TempWatch and KangaSling to SNCUs and postnatal wards across 15 government facilities in Rajasthan, including Dholpur, Dausa, and Tonk
- Training nurses and community health workers on hypothermia recognition and Kangaroo Mother Care positioning
- Supporting fathers and mothers in sustained, hands-free KMC using KangaSling
- Field monitoring visits, including a site visit to Dholpur district hospital led by BEMPU's founder
Beneficiary Story
A nurse recalls a baby sent home from the hospital wearing a TempWatch. One day, the bracelet began beeping continuously — the baby would not warm up, even with the parents doing kangaroo care. Worried, the parents called the nurse, who asked them to bring the baby back to the hospital. The baby had developed serious complications and was readmitted, but was successfully treated and saved. The TempWatch had served as an early warning system, catching a life-threatening complication from home before it was too late.
Video
A nurse in Dholpur tells the story of a baby whose complications were identified at home by the TempWatch — the baby returned to the hospital and recovered
A 1-day-old premature baby wears the BEMPU TempWatch, Dholpur
BEMPU's founder visits a family at the Dholpur program site
The BEMPU and ANSH team on a field visit to Dholpur
Field visit to the Dholpur program site, Rajasthan
Partners
ANSH
ANSH (Kangaroo Care India)
Prayatna Sansthan
Jatan Sansthan
Action Against Hunger
Development Consortium
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We are extremely grateful to ANSH and its partners for the opportunity to help thousands of newborns across the state of Rajasthan.
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