Mother Care and Child Survival in Underserved Regions of Mali Mozambique and Pakistan

Results achieved as of December 2015 include: (i) over 3 000 community health workers (including 45 community midwives) and 490 staff in health facilities trained in the delivery of quality basic maternal newborn and child health services in 12 districts in the Mopti Region of Mali the province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique and the province of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan; (ii) 169 first-level health facilities including 100 rural maternities in Mali 32 public health facilities in Mozambique 24 public health facilities in Pakistan and 13 AKHS-P health facilities in Pakistan have received minor repairs and renovations to improve the quality of MNCH services provided to women and children; (iii) established revitalized and trained 436 community and facility health management committees across Mali Mozambique and Pakistan through training on gender equality maternal and child health and nutrition practices and community engagement strategies; iv) over 400 facility-based health workers and 4 418 people from village health committees and other community groups to promote effective nutrition practices and address nutrition problems; (v) creating kitchen gardens in 2 739 households in Mozambique and providing over 10 000 community-level education sessions on the production and preparation of nutritious; and (vi) screening over 100 000 women and children under five years of age for nutrition problems with appropriate counselling and referrals as needed. These results are contributing to improving the health of women and children in the project areas due to better nutrition and better access to quality maternal newborn and child health services.