International Development Grant
High-Impact Intervention for Maternal Newborn and Child Health
Project Number: CA-3-A035264001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $20,000,000.00
Start Date: January 26, 2012
End Date: March 31, 2015
Duration: 3.2 years
Project Description
This Joint UN programme aims to contribute to the reduction of maternal newborn and child morbidity and mortality nationally with a particular focus in Zambezia Province. It aims to do so through: (i) technical assistance to improve policy planning budgeting monitoring and evaluation; (ii) provision of training and other inputs to expand health services and improve the quality of services provided; (iii) technical assistance to improve the ability of the Zambezia Provincial Directorate of Health to deliver on its mandate and provide services to its population; and (iv) social mobilisation in communities to increase the knowledge of and demand for quality health care as well as adopting infant feeding and appropriate hygiene practices.
Expected Results
Expected results include an increase in the availability demand and quality of preventive and curative services for adolescents mothers and future mothers pregnant women newborns and children . The project will also train more than 240 maternal newborn and child health nurses and building 25 maternal waiting homes.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of January 2014 include: (1) the percentage of pregnant women receiving an insecticide-treated bed net during pre-natal consultation for malaria prevention increased from 70% in 2010 to 97% by the end of 2013; (2) the percentage of youth tested for HIV/AIDS increased from 12% in 2012 to 76% by 2013; (3) the total number of acceptors of new modern contraception methods almost doubled from 122 817 users in 2011 to 231 627 in 2013; (4) the proportion of children immunized in hard-to-reach communities through outreach sessions increased from 14% in 2011 to 18% in 2013; (5) all 17 districts in the province have at least 80% of children immunized against diphtheria whooping cough and tetanus compared to only 13 districts in 2011; and (6) five ambulances have been procured and are helping with the referral of patients. These have contributed to an increase in the use of maternal health services in Zambezia province by women and youth with the percentage of deliveries in health facilities continuing to rise from 55.5% in 2011 to 62.2% in 2013. This increase slightly reduces the gap between the provinces and the national average (69%). These efforts have also contributed to the rise in the use of child health services in the province.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP