Supporting essential maternal and child health services

Global objective

• Support and improve infrastructure, training and sustainability of essential health services, particularly in terms of maternal and child health in several rural communities in Benin and Togo.

Expected results

• Improving availability and utilisation of essential health services, through clean drinking water, training, improving antenatal care, and advancing MNCH and WASH through the training of clinic workers and by using active community networks;
• Increasing absorption and consumption of nutritious foods, nutrition counselling, new healthy practices supported by Family Health champions, and sanitation and hygiene training.

Duration

4 years : 29/03/2016 - 31/03/2020

Localisation

The project is conducted in a large number of rural communities of Benin and Togo.

Beneficiaries

• The beneficiaries are mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five.
• Other direct beneficiaries include clinic workers equipped and trained, other women villagers involved in leadership opportunities, and all villagers through equitable access to an environmentally sustained clean water source and training in healthy practices.

Budget

CAD 3 647 689

Implementation

• Global Aid Network (GAIN)

Partners

• Alliance de santé communautaire Canada Bénin (ASCCB)
• Vision, initiative et engagement pour la santé (VIES)

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