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Overview
The ACCESS Program is
a 5-year global program, sponsored by the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID), that aims to improve the health
and survival of mothers and their newborns.
Jhpiego implements the program in partnership with Save the
Children, Constella Futures, the Academy for Educational Development, the American
College of Nurse-Midwives and IMA World Health.
ACCESS works
with USAID missions, governments, nongovernmental organizations, local
communities and partner agencies in developing countries to achieve sustainable
improvements in maternal and newborn health and survival.
ACCESS seeks to achieve large-scale
advances in the health of women and newborns by expanding
coverage, access and use of maternal and newborn health services and through
improving household health behaviors and practices.
ACCESS is realizing this vision through:
- Developing strategies and programs that integrate
evidence-based maternal and newborn care into existing health delivery
systems
- Assisting in the development and implementation of
policies designed to create an enabling environment to improve maternal and
neonatal health
- Bringing maternal and newborn health services closer to
households and communities
- Addressing operational barriers that prevent families
from seeking care
USAID Missions and regional bureaus can access the program through core funds, field support
and MAARD mechanisms, or through stand-alone Associate
Awards. Currently, ACCESS has three associate awards: the
ACCESS-FP Program, ACCESS-HSSP in Afghanistan
and the ACCESS/Cambodia Program.
Strengthening Health Services and Improving Household Practice
The ACCESS Program’s strategy is based on the Household-to-Hospital Continuum of Care (HHCC)
Model. Through the HHCC model, ACCESS improves health delivery by
strengthening the facility, connecting the household to the facility, and
mobilizing family and community members to make the links necessary to care for mothers and newborns. ACCESS
supports evidence-based health care practices through skilled providers and improved household health
behaviors, including care seeking. It also promotes the use of proven, cost-effective interventions at the community,
health center and referral levels.
Through global and national partnerships and alliances,
ACCESS seeks to draw national and international attention to the critical need
of improving maternal and newborn health and encourage a greater investment of
resources in improving maternal and newborn health care.
For a more detailed description of the ACCESS Program’s strategy and
technical approaches, see Program Approach.
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