Project profile — Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: National strategy to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality supported by key players in the sector, including interventions focused on obstetric and neonatal emergency care (EmOC) recognized for their effectiveness in saving the lives of mothers and newborns and promoting a human rights approach; Increased collaboration between the leaders of professional associations and key players in the health sector in the implementation of the national strategy to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality.

Results achieved as of December 2013 include: 1) Training key national stakeholders in evidence-based emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC); 2) holding a workshop to reflect on the updating of EmONC clinical guidelines; 3) conducting an initial tour of 9 out of 10 referral health centres (CSREFs)/regional hospitals that have participated in the QUARITÉ project; 4) providing GESTA [labour and delivery management] International training for opinion leaders of the 12 new CSREFs/regional hospitals targeted and a training in maternal death audit implementation methodology; 5) training four supervisors to conduct maternal death audit activities at CSREFs/regional hospitals; 6) holding workshops devoted to an organizational assessment of two associations, involving 10 leaders of the Société malienne de gynécologie obstétrique [society of obstetricians and gynaecologists of Mali] (three of whom are women) and 13 leaders of the Association des Sages-Femmes du Mali [Malian midwives’ association].