MNCH/FP/Malaria Project
The USAID Senegal Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health/Family Planning/Malaria (MNCH/FP/Malaria) Project is supporting the Senegalese Ministry of Health and Medical Prevention's efforts to improve maternal and child mortality and morbidity rates, as well as increase access to family planning services. Launched in 2006, this project focuses on several interrelated goals: - Reducing the under-five mortality rate by 67%
- Reducing the maternal mortality rate by 75%
- Increasing the availability, variety, use and social acceptance of family planning
- Engaging men in family planning, safe motherhood and involved fatherhood
- Empowering girls and women in making health care decisions
- Improving health care provider training and accountability
- Preventing malaria cases and reducing malaria deaths among children and pregnant women
- Decentralizing access to health care while maintaining quality.
This project is working with the President’s Malaria Initiative in Senegal to prevent malaria cases and reduce malaria deaths among pregnant women and children under five. Along with NetMark and the CCF Consortium, IntraHealth supports insecticide-treated mosquito net distribution, intermittent preventative treatment, and enhanced nutrition for pregnant women, as well as increasing awareness of and demand for these services. The project also provides technical support to train health care service providers with the aim of improving their performance and encouraging appropriate malaria treatment.
Contact: Rodio Diallo, Country Representative
Mail: Villa Lot No 45, Rte de la Pyrotechnique, Mermoz Dakar, Sénégal
Phone: 221-33-869-74-94
Fax: 221-33-864-08-16
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IntraHealth is also working on the Pfizer Mobilize Against Malaria project in Senegal.