Friday, January 20, 2012

US envoy visits USAID Project in State


BHUBANESWAR: US Chargé d’Affaires A Peter Burleigh visited a project supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Health of the Urban Poor Program (HUP) in the Hare Krushna Nagar here on Friday.

 “I am pleased to be able to observe this impressive program. Its success is a testament to your hard work and commitment, which is making a positive difference in people’s lives,” said Ambassador Burleigh while visiting the health projects.

He lauded the USAID’s HUP programme which is working to improve health, water, and sanitation services for poor urban communities in India by organizing women’s health groups and strengthening the ability of public health workers and community volunteers to serve their communities.

On the other hand, the ambassador along with US consulate general from Hyderabad Katherine Dhanani met benefited families from the support extended by Save the Children and its partner NGO Open Learning Systems (OLS) at the flood affected Bhagabatipur. He also met families of Kailash Behera, Chanda Bewa and Tukuna Bhoi severely affected by flood and supported by USAID.

The USAID HUP program works with eight Indian States including Odisha on State urban health programs and has demonstration sites in five cities in Pune, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Agra and Delhi.

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