Urban Health Initiative

Urban Health Initiative (UHI) is implemented by a consortium of international, national, and community based organizations, all focused on improving urban health, especially urban reproductive health and family planning. The initiative responds to rapid urbanization and poor health indicators among the urban poor in Uttar Pradesh. The initiative is designed to be complementary and supportive of the national and state urban mission and health sector plans and goals. The initiative prioritizes the implementation and scale-up of effective evidence-based strategies which are aligned with government plans and schemes, as well as innovations that can be piloted and tested.

UHI Vision

Empowered women and men choose the timing and number of pregnancies, using providers and methods of their choice.

UHI Goals

• Increase contraceptive use as a key intervention to reduce maternal and infant mortality.
• Implement evidence-based strategies which are aligned with Government schemes and programs so that they are more likely to be replicated and scaled up to benefit greater numbers of people.