New $69 Million Project to Improve Health Services and Expand Access to Care in Senegal

Through a new five-year, $69 million award from the US Agency for International Development,IntraHealth International and its partners will work to improve health for women and children in Senegal by strengthening health services and making them accessible to more people.The new IntraHealth-led project—called Integrated Service Delivery and Healthy Behaviors (ISD-HB)—will help Senegal achieve the vision it outlines in itsPlan Senegal Emergent:“a Senegal where all individuals, all households, and all communities enjoy universal access to promotional, preventive, curative health services of quality, without any form of exclusion.”Senegal has made great strides in improving health and well-being among its people—the use of modern contraception is up; infant, child, and maternal mortality are down; and essential health commodities are becoming more widely available. During West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, the country successfully mobilized its health system to prevent widespread cases within its borders. And the government of Senegal has shown its commitment to health-sector accountability through strong health policies and plans.But challenges persist. High-impact practices to reduce maternal and newborn mortality have not yet been scaled up and institutionalized nationally. In some regions, health facilities continue to run out of essential medications and commodities. And gender inequities continue to threaten the potential of women and girls.I...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news