Community Advocacy Leads to New Maternity Unit at Rwanda Health Center

Community Advocacy Leads to New Maternity Unit at Rwanda Health Center By , Community health engagement specialistcbalesJuly 11, 2023July 11, 2023 12:00 PMFor years, maternity services at Gashaki Health Center in Rwanda ’s Muzanze District were hindered by poor infrastructure, congestion, and a lack of community participation. “We had such a small delivery room that we couldn ' t accommodate more than two women at the same time, ” says Sylvain Ndagiwenimana, the health center manager. “This lack of space contributed to an increase in home deliveries.”Now clients and community members have a say in the type and quality of services they receive.Lack of space contributed to an increase in home deliveries.The USAID-funded  Ingobyi Activity, led by IntraHealth International, used ali Patient Voice Program –Citizen Voice and Action (PVP-CVA) approach to enhance service quality at the health center. PVP-CVA gives health facity leadership and districts insights into how the community views the services they provide and offers community members the opportunity to participate in efforts to improve serv ice delivery. After a January 2019 data review and analysis showed the health center was consistently under-performing in most indicators related to reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) and malaria, Ingobyi  targeted Gashaki Health Center with the PVP-CVA intervention.In May 2019, Ingobyi organized a “scorecard meeting” with community membe...
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