Project profile — Canada-Africa Initiative to Address Maternal, Newborn and Child Mortality

The expected outcomes for the project include: (1) improved delivery of essential health services to mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five; (2) improved utilization of essential health services by mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five; and (3) increased consumption of nutritious foods and supplements by mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under five.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2020) include: (1) the number of facilities offering delivery services that routinely practice four basic postpartum and newborn interventions increased as follows: from 5 to 36 in Ethiopia, from 6 to 18 in Kenya, from 13 to 30 in Malawi and from 10 to 12 in Tanzania; (2) the percentage of women in target regions who gave birth with the help of a skilled attendant increased as follows: from 44% to 52% in Ethiopia, from 78% to 85% in Kenya, from 91% to 96% in Malawi and from 59% to 78% in Tanzania; (3) reached 941,668 community members with key messages on reproductive, maternal and newborn health, and water and sanitation; and (4) refurbished or rehabilitated 46 health facilities with the necessary infrastructure to provide quality, gender-sensitive reproductive, maternal and child health care. This contributes to improved delivery of essential health services, improved utilization of health services and increased consumption of nutritious foods by women and children.