Strengthening holistic and inclusive health systems

This project aims to improve quality reproductive maternal newborn and child health (RMNCH) services in Liberia Pakistan and Zambia. Project activities include: (1) training primary health care workforce to provide gender-responsive RMNCH and water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs; (2) teaching hygiene behaviour change interventions in health and community settings; (3) training and supporting the community in advocacy and leadership for gender-responsive inclusive health and WASH services and rights; (4) training health system duty bearers at national subnational and district levels in gender-responsive budgeting planning monitoring and reporting of inclusive WASH services; and (5) generating and sharing evidence on integrated WASH and health intervention models among health and WASH sectors in target countries and globally. The project benefits over 1 million women 700 000 men 800 000 adolescents and 100 000 children including those living with disabilities in the target countries. It works in partnership with WaterAid’s local offices in the target countries and local organizations.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased use of gender-responsive quality RMNCH services and preventive health practices by women men and adolescents within targeted primary health and community settings; (2) increased practices of women and adolescents to influence inclusive gender-responsive and quality RMNCH services at primary health and community levels; and (3) improved multisectoral governance and integration of WASH in health systems by men and women duty-bearers at all levels. This includes evidence-informed program planning budgeting monitoring and policy development.