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Malawi
Increasing Utilization of Maternal and Newborn Health Services
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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