tailieunhanh - Strategic Plan for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Women’s Health (MNCWH) and Nutrition in South Africa 2012 - 2016

As a prologue to these activities, the Research and Evaluation Division of BRAC () has carried out a review of the existing MNCH programmes in Bangladesh undertaken by the government, NGOs and private sectors to identify best practices and the factors behind successes and failures, thereby pinpointing gaps and challenges. This provides an evidence base to develop informed intervention components, approaches and strategies for the MNCH initiatives in the country and endow with directions for future advocacy efforts. Objectives The objective of this review is to map the programmatic landscape by documenting best practices, revisiting lessons learned, and identify gaps for informed programme design in future. . | Strategic Plan for Maternal Newborn Child and Women s Health MNCWH and Nutrition in South Africa 2012 - 2016 CONTENTS List of abbreviations SECTION A MNCWH service Priority Health Interventions for reducing Maternal and Child Mortality Service Package 9 SECTION B PRIORITY INTERVENTIONS FOR MATERNAL 1. Basic Antenatal 2. HIV testing and access to 3. Improved access to care during 4. Intrapartum 5. Post-natal care within six days of SECTION C PRIORITY INTERVENTIONS FOR NEWBORN 1. Promotion of early and exclusive 2. Resuscitation of newborns and care for small ill newborns according to standardized 3. Kangaroo Mother Care KMC .18 4. Post-natal visit within six SECTION D PRIORITY INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILD 1. Promotion of breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding practices for infants and young 2. Preventative 3. Correct management of common childhood illnesses using the IMCI case management process. 22 4. Management of ill children in 5. Early identification of HIV-infected children and appropriate 6. Long term health conditions in 7. Improving provision of School Health SECTION E PRIORITY INTERVENTIONS FOR WOMEN S 1. Access to contraceptive 2. Improved reproductive health services for 3. Cervical cancer 4. Gender-based violence and post-rape SECTION F PRIORITY INTERVENTIONS COMMUNITY-BASED MCH 1. Provision of a package of MCH services by ward-based PHC outreach teams. 28 2. Multi-sectoral action to reduce poverty and 3. Development of a MNCWH communication SECTION G MNCWH NUTRITION STRATEGIC 1. 2. 3. Guiding Principles . 29 4. Overall Goal . 29 2 SECTION H KEY STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIORITY INTERVENTIONS . 30 .