Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) Program

Results achieved as of the end of the project (April 2012) include: The obstetricians and gynaecologists' associations of Burkina Faso (SOGOB) Guatemala (AGOG) Haiti (SHOG) and Uganda (AOGU) increased their contribution to national efforts to improve maternal and newborn health. All partners increased their organizational and technical capacities enhanced their credibility and diversified their portfolio of projects and activities in support of maternal and newborn health. Specific results by country include: In Burkina Faso SOGOB established a national team of trainers with expertise in emergency obstetrical care and contributed to upgrading the emergency obstetrical care skills of more than 164 health professionals practicing in public institutions. In Guatemala AGOG offered 33 ALARM (Advances in Labour and Risk Management) International Program training sessions to approximately 1 000 health professionals practicing in public institutions in regions with high levels of maternal and newborn deaths. It also contributed to raising awareness of more than 100 high school and college teachers and 1 050 students on the issue of HIV/AIDS. Benefits to mothers and their newborns include: In Haiti SHOG established a maternity unit with emergency obstetrical care capabilities at the Croix-des-Bouquets Health Center. The unit provided prenatal and postnatal care services to 22 966 women and skilled care at delivery to 6 055 women and their newborns. Similarly in Uganda AOGU contributed to the provision of skilled care at delivery to more than 24 200 women and their newborns and the provision of emergency obstetrical care to 3 911 women.