I.M.A. organizes workshop in Tanzania for faith-based partners about
maternal and child health
18 August 2005
[ Originally published in
IMA World Health's newsletter. Reprinted with permission. ]
New Windsor, Md. – Health professionals from five
East and South African nations attended a workshop organized by I.M.A. staff to provide
information about the ACCESS Program, a collaborative project of six U.S.-based
non-governmental organizations funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Sarla Chand, I.M.A. Faith-Based Organization Coordinator for the ACCESS
Program, worked with the I.M.A. Tanzania team to organize the workshop, which was held in
Bagamoyo, Tanzania, on 15-19 August 2005. Health professionals from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania,
Uganda and Zambia attended.
About ACCESS
The ACCESS Program is the U.S. Agency for International Development’s
global program to improve maternal and newborn health. The ACCESS Program works to expand
coverage, access and use of key maternal and newborn health services across a continuum
of care from the household to the hospital—with the aim of making quality health services
accessible for women and 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.
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