USAID/Maternal & Child Health and Family Planning (MNCH/FP)

USAID supports the Ministry of Health to improve maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) by preventing and treating the most common causes of illness and death among mothers and young children. While mortality for children under-five years’ old and maternal mortality continue to decrease, they still remain too high. Because of this issue, USAID scaled–up its implementation of the Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor (AMSTL) and Essential Newborn Care (ENC). The program trained 2,965 health workers in these approaches, which include prenatal care, safe birth practices, essential newborn care, and malaria prevention and treatment. In 2008, 121,275 deliveries were attended by skilled attendants, of which nearly 48,000 deliveries were performed under AMTSL. Additionally, 161,534 newborns also received ENC. USAID is the first donor to successfully provide this new intervention in the field to prevent haemorrhaging of mothers and ensure the safe birth of children. In addition, USAID also trained health workers to recognize and treat pneumonia, resulting in over 10,000 children treated. In its Family Planning (FP) program, USAID promotes birth spacing, which results in healthier mothers and children, and offers a wide range of contraceptive methods, including modern natural methods, which are easier for couples to access as they choose.

Maternal & Child Health and Family Planning Project at a Glance:

Dates of Project:	2006 – 2011
Project Budget:	US$ 20,383,925
Objective:	The Mission’s objectives are to contribute to Senegal’s MNCH/FP objectives in its efforts to increase the use of FP and reduce maternal and neonatal mortality.
Regions in Senegal:	MNCH/FP in the regions of Thiès, Louga, Kaolack, Kaffrine, Kolda, Sédhiou and Ziguinchor Only FP in the regions of Dakar and Saint-Louis Anti-malaria efforts in all 14 regions of Senegal
Partners:	Government of Senegal and Donor Partners: Ministry of Health, Division of Health and Reproduction, National Malaria Program, Division of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Division of Diet, Nutrition and Infant Survival, Reseau Siggil Jiggeen, Helen Keller International Private Sector Partners: Health services of the 20 biggest enterprises in Senegal: Compagnie Sucruere Senegalaise (CSS), le Industries Chimiques du Senegal (ICS), la Caisse de Securite Sociale (CSS), Le Port Autonome de Dakar (PAD), University of Saint Louis, University of Dakar, Grand Domaines du Senegal (GDS), Dakar Dem Dikk (DDD), SONATEL, SDE, SENELEC, SDV, ASECNA, Clinique Maimouna à Rufisque, etc.
Planned Results :	1. Increased Access to FP Services – Increase the use of modern contraception methods in health facilities based in project target areas. 2. Strengthen Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Services – Assure neonatal care package fully integrated in all services provided in target health facilities; all pregnant women and children under 5 will benefit from efficient malaria prevention and treatment interventions. 3. Communication Campaign and Demand Creation – Ensure men and women are able to make clear and informed decisions about maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) and family planning (FP); ensure providers promote key MNCH/FP interventions. 4. Strengthening the Healthcare System in a Decentralized Environment – Capacity build to efficiently manage supervisory system at the district level in service delivery points; supervisory relations are reinforced between regional, district, health post and community levels; increased responsibility and leadership and contribution to institutional strengthening. 5. Fight Against Malaria (President’s Malaria Initiative) - Improve public sector provider performance and accountability for quick and accurate malaria treatment including ACT treatment for children under five; certify nurses as competent to monitor malaria treatment in pregnant women; wider acceptance and increased interest in malaria prevention messages by promoting the use of insecticide treated bed-nets and prevent malaria in pregnant women with Intermittent Preventive Therapy (IPT)