Project profile — Increased Maternal and Child Health Access

Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2015) include: (1) 35 village-level maternal and child health centres were built in 15 districts and are being used; (2) 35 tricycle ambulances and ten boat ambulances were built and are being used; (3) 664 traditional birth attendants who are active in their respective communities were trained and have referred 1,652 pregnant women (representing 20% of pregnant women in the project area) to hospital; (4) 83% of the 20,929 mothers who participated in workshops on maternal and child health are now able to report at least two known danger signs during pregnancy; and (5) 3,796 men participated in information sessions on women’s health issues, and 48% of these men are now able to report at least two issues related to women’s health. As a result, 586,504 consultations, including those of 302,927 women of reproductive health and 174,656 children of age under five, were done at the village-level maternal and child health centres. 82% of women in the project areas who gave birth were assisted by a trained birth attendant. The village level maternal and child health centers’ registers indicate that the project is now serving women from at least 364 villages, which represents 234 over the original target of 130 villages. This is indicating a high level of satisfaction among community members.