International Development Grant
Maternal Health Care in Cité Soleil
Project Number: CA-3-S064774001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $500,000.00
Start Date: March 25, 2010
End Date: July 31, 2012
Duration: 2.4 years
Project Description
The project aims to improve access to quality health care and to establish a maternal health clinic at the Centre de Santé Fontaine in Cité Soleil. In particular it aims to reduce barriers faced by women of childbearing age in accessing health services; to strengthen the capacity of the existing health system; to reduce the risk of mortality; and to contribute to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2012) include: 1 222 training sessions have been provided on family planning and the importance of professional health care during pregnancy and institutional childbirth; individual family planning counselling sessions have been conducted with 18 766 women of child-bearing age allowing them to make informed choices about family planning methods; 1 792 women have been referred to the local hospital to access family planning methods; over 8 400 pregnant women have received prenatal consultations of which 5 757 received their first prenatal consultation; 471 at-risk pregnancies have been referred to a local hospital; 65 HIV-positive pregnant women who enrolled in a program to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child adopted family planning methods for use following their pregnancy. These results are contributing to reducing maternal mortality and improving sexual and reproductive health in Cité Soleil.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Doctors of the World Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP