Better Health for Mothers and Children’s project with funding from USAID RHITES-N, LANGO /John Snow Incorporated (JSI) on Family Health” activities in Kole district from May 2020-June 2022).

a) Better health for mothers and children’s project (June 2021-June 2022)

CHU implemented a Better Health for Mothers and Children’s project on Family Health interventions that covered Five (5) main thematic areas of Maternal New-born Child and Adolescent Health, Family planning, Malaria, WASH, Nutrition and Social Behavior Change Communication-SBCC Wheel program and achieved the following in the 2nd year;

• Strengthened capacity of 30 VHTs (20 VHTs in Okwerodot sub-county and 10 VHTs in Kole Town Council) on MNCH, FP, Nutrition, WASH, Malaria, and SBCC wheel program through training.
• Established 495 groups of antenatal care (G-ANC) at the community level against an annual target of 495 groups.
• Established 20 Emanzi men’s groups to increase uptake of FP services among women against a target of 20 groups established 670 Care groups of mothers of children 0-23 months to improve Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Feeding practices (MIYCAN) against a target of 670 groups.
• Referred 4128 pregnant mothers from communities for ANC1 services against an annual target of 3356
• Referred 3468 pregnant mothers from communities for ANC 4 services against an annual target of 2684.
• Referred 2159 lactating mothers from communities for PNC services at 6 weeks against an annual target of 2148
•  Referred 2733, pregnant mothers, from communities to deliver at health facilities against an annual target of 2684
• Supported VHTs to refer 9650 children from communities for DPT1, DPT3, and Measles vaccination services.
• Reached 1754 (42%) FP new users and 1128 (54%) Revisits users through Community Based-Distribution.
• Conducted 20 community triggering meetings in Aboke, Ayer, and Okwerodot sub-counties to create a sense of disgust and shame among households practicing poor sanitation and hygiene behaviors and improve WASH practices among them.
• Mobilized and conducted 255  community-integrated outreaches against an annual target of 255, and conducted 94targeted dialogues against an annual target of 94.
• Disseminated 3000 integrated SBC Materials on Malaria, Nutrition and MNCH services
• Participated in the panel discussions during USAID RHITES close-out and USAID UHA launch event on 30th June 2023 “the role of Civil society organizations in mobilizing communities to demand quality services but also discouraging negative behaviors and practices that negatively impact access to health service delivery.

b) Better health for mothers and children’s project (May 2020- March 2021)

CHU implemented a Family Health interventions that covered Five (5) main thematic areas of Maternal New-born Child and Adolescent Health, Family planning, Malaria, WASH, Nutrition and Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC).

CHU employed the following approaches to realize the achievements of this project;

• Strengthening the capacities of the existing structures and systems, access to and strategic use of data at all levels.
• Community-facility systems strengthening, expanding innovation through integrated services, empowering and engaging the people,
• Formation of Group Antenatal Care at community (G-ANC)
•  Care Groups and Emanzi men’s groups.

CHU therefore in their year 1 of implementation from May 2020-March 31^st 2021 achived the followings;

• Strengthened capacity of 60 VHTs on MNCH, FP, Nutrition, WASH, Malaria, and SBCC through training.
• Formed 248 groups of pregnant mothers for antenatal care at community level.
• Improved first-trimester ANC attendance from 33% to 51% against a national target of 50%, ANC 4th attendance from 45% to 67%, against a national target of 60%, PNC at 6 Weeks from 47% to 97%, Facility delivery from 45% to 69% against a national target of 80% (DHIS 2 June 2022-July 2023).
• Formed 356 care groups of mothers/caregivers of children 0-23 months in Kole.
• 4,188 mothers of children 0-23 months (<19yrs=208,>=19yrs=3980) received community SBCC interventions that promoted IYCF behaviors like exclusive breast feeding, continued breast feeding etc.
• 32,472 HHs accessed safe drinking water sources.
• Referred 4502 children from the community for DPT1, 4372 for DPT 3 and 3423 for measles.
• 1,203 clients received family planning services.
• 2,022 pregnant mothers referred from the community for IPT3.
• CHU successfully developed and presented an abstract titled ““Village Health Teams improving group antenatal care attendance and outcomes in Kole District”” in the 7th National QI conference which was organized by Ministry of Health in December 2020.

You can download the full abstract presentation here!

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Updated: July 1st 2024