Project profile — Supporting the Continuum of Care for Mothers and Children - COVID-19 response

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved delivery (and quality) 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 awareness of Canadians in maternal, newborn and child health issues.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (September 2022): (1) project activities reached 1,530 people (922 women and 608 men). The activities aim to prevent, respond to and end sexual and gender-based violence, including child marriage, early and forced marriage, and female genital mutilation; (2) 2,000 children aged 6 to 59 months (compared with a target of 1,481 children) received micronutrients, vitamins and anti-parasitic agents at the community and institutional level; (3) multi role community health officers and community health centres referred 640 individuals with severe cases of malnutrition to the treatment centres; (4) 408 health professionals (153 women and 255 men) received training on COVID-19, specifically on epidemiological monitoring as well as health and environmental standards relating to COVID-19; (5) six health facilities received equipment and material to respond to COVID-19, and; (6) the health centres received 7,200 surgical masks and 975 N-95 masks to deal with COVID 19.