Projects
Community Health Services in Timor-Leste
In Timor-Leste, about three-quarters of the population live in rural areas with little access to a health facility. In order to bring services and health promotion information to people who otherwise have little contact with the formal health system, the Timorese… Read
Expanding Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV Services
We have been working to expand prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in government-operated health facilities in Côte d'Ivoire since 2007. In Bouaké, testing for HIV among pregnant women increased from 10% in 2007 to more than… Read
Health Promotion Through Video: Maternal and Child Health and Child Spacing
We work with the Timorese Ministry of Health to create culturally relevant films that educate families about the importance of maternal child health services.… Read
Integrated Antenatal Care in Central Mozambique
Along with our Ministry of Health partners in central Mozambique, we help to support an integrated model of antenatal (prenatal) care, or IANC… Read
Making Health Facilities “Birth Friendly”
We are helping the Ministry of Health to design "birth friendly" health facilities that support women and their families during childbirth while also respecting Timorese traditions.… Read