| Project Detail |
The purpose of the project is to strengthen institutional and community capacity to support a sustainable primary health care system and increase survival rates and the development of children and mothers in 26 targeted municipalities of Bolivia. The project facilitates collaboration between the Government of Bolivia and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to achieve the objectives of Bolivia''s priority health programs, and the Family, Community, and Intercultural Health Model. The project helps the Ministry of Health and Sports in Bolivia to scale-up the successful Community Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses framework and to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in health among vulnerable populations in Bolivia, including the poor, women and children. This is a new feature, part of CIDA''s efforts towards increasing transparency. Information will only be available for projects approved after October 15, 2011. For other projects, information on expected results is usually included in the description. Progress and Results Achieved Results achieved as of September 2012 include: over 538 home visits to pregnant women and families with children under 5 years of age by community health workers in order to promote and support exclusive breastfeeding, detect any health problems in mothers, newborns and children, and provide advice about safe child care; 65 community play spaces have been established and equipped with toys and books to promote child development and train mothers and fathers in best practices in health care and development; 420 health professionals increased their capacity to deliver outreach and training to mothers and fathers in nutrition and healthcare to newborns and children; 439 community vegetable gardens producing more nutritious food for family members have also been created. These results have contributed to improve the knowledge and awareness of community health workers in key issues about maternal and child health. |
