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Malawi

Increasing Utilization of Maternal and Newborn Health Services

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Hospital employees dancing at recognition ceremony for hospital achieving national infection prevention standards

In Malawi, ACCESS is improving the availability of and access to sustainable maternal and newborn health services at the facility and community levels. Specifically, ACCESS is supporting Ministry of Health and USAID efforts to increase utilization of these services and the practice of healthy behaviors to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.

To meet these objectives, ACCESS is implementing an integrated community and facility-based essential maternal and newborn care program focusing on antenatal care and basic emergency obstetric care and postpartum care along the Household-to-Hospital Continuum of Care (HHCC). ACCESS is working with its partners using President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) funds to build the capacity of District Health Management Teams (DHMT) to increase IPTp uptake and provide support to selected hospitals and health centers. This technical assistance will improve national capacity to prevent malaria in pregnancy in line with the goals of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI).

 

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