Support for Responsive Newborn and Maternal Health in Bauchi-COVID-19

This portion of the larger project works to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Activities include: (1) develop and disseminate information through text messaging social media radios and home visits on hygiene infection prevention COVID-19 maternal neonatal sexual health and prevention of sexual gender based violence; (2) provide gender responsive and safe transportation services and reimbursable transportation vouchers for poor and vulnerable women and adolescents for reproductive neonatal sexual health emergencies and confirmed cases of COVID-19; and (3) Train Quality Improvement Teams and Ward Development Committees on gender responsive COVID-19 response.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved equitable access to maternal and newborn services and enhanced health outcomes of 760 000 women of child-bearing age 430 000 newborns and 600 000 fathers and potential fathers; (2) increased knowledge of women men and community leaders on maternal and newborn health; (3) community health workers trained in gender-responsive planning service provision and referrals; (4) improved availability of medicines and supplies; and (5) strengthened capacity of health governance/oversight groups to ensure sustainability.