Supporting the Continuum of Care for Mothers and Children

Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2021) include: (1) 18 training courses were delivered to 1 329 health service providers (928 of them women) to improve the quality of the services provided; (2) 25 managers from the Nord health directorate (14 of them women) were trained in gender equality; (3) 19 public health centres received essential medication supplies and equipment and 1 health centre has met all criteria set out by the North health directorate; (4) 305 supervisory visits (post training follow-up integrated supervision and basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care follow up) were made to 19 health facilities; (5) 15 women’s health care committees (CFUs) were created leading to 15 maternal newborn and child health microprojects to support the CFUs and many activities were conducted with 150 workers (all of them women) to support and strengthen these groups; (6) 7 562 community health positions were created; (7) 22 community health workers (12 of them women) were hired and trained enabling them to conduct 61 571 home visits; (8) 24 mobile clinics were created to increase health care coverage and geographic access; (9) 4 maternal death review committees were established; (10) 70 awareness activities were conducted among community leaders; (11) 3 institutional ambulances 6 motorbike ambulances and 1 rowboat ambulance were equipped and put into service to handle medical and obstetric emergencies; (12) 5 operational research outcomes were released and 5 evidence based response plans were established; and (13) 2 health centres were renovated and 3 were built so that they meet all criteria set out by the North health directorate.