International Development Grant
Improving Maternal and Child Health in Burkina Faso
Project Number: CA-3-S065374001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $2,040,610.00
Start Date: March 01, 2012
End Date: May 31, 2015
Duration: 3.2 years
Project Description
This project aims to help improve the health of mothers newborns and children in the Koudougou Gayéri Manni and Solenzo health districts of Burkina Faso. The project focuses on improving existing health systems by building the capacity of local Health and Social Promotion Centres covering 107 villages; improving the knowledge and skills of local health staff; and improving access to nutritious food for mothers and children. Reaching 80 000 newborns and 125 000 pregnant women and mothers the project is designed to train 200 doctors nurses and midwives in reproductive health and the management of health and nutrition services. World University Service of Canada is working in partnership with Conseil burkinabè d’appui aux associations et ONG de lutte contre le VIH/sida (BURCASO) and Centre d’information de conseil et de documentation sur le sida et la tuberculose to implement this project. This project is part of Canada's Maternal Newborn and Child Health commitment.
Progress & Results Achieved
Expected results The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: improved institutional capacity of the health districts and community health services with regards to maternal and child health; increased quality and use of maternal and neonatal health services; and a significant change in nutritional behavior among members (m / f) in particular communities. Progress and results Achieved Results achieved at the end of the project (May 2015): the institutional capacities of the health districts and community health services in terms of maternal and child health were improved through: (1) training sessions including strategies and tools for capacity building tailored to identified needs which took into account national (Ministry of Health) and international (WHO UNICEF etc.) standards; (2) computer training to managers and administrative and financial officers from the health sector and partners thus forming 13 people (03 women and 10 men) from the health districts (2 per district) the Eastern Regional health Directorate (01) the Office of CECI / WUSC (02) of BURCASO (1) and CICDOC (1) and 31 health workers (22 nurses 07 midwives and 2 doctors); (3) the distribution of technical medical equipment logistics audio visual and culinary demonstration materials (834 grants) according to the priorities identified in the study database. A total of 122 health service centres have benefited from technical and logistical medical devices. The quality and use of maternal health neonatal and child were increased due to: (1) capacity building of 825 health workers on identified priority themes (reception and communication in health environments integrated management of child diseases gender and reproductive health obstetric neonatal emergency management of pediatric emergencies interpersonal communication etc.); (2) the implementation of 7 quality assurance cells within the 4 health districts and training of members for their operation. A sign
Key Information
Executing Agency:
WUSC - World University Service of 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