Annual Report: 1 October 2014 – 30 September 2015

The project aimed to improve health, nutrition, and social services for vulnerable populations, including orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs), pregnant women, and key populations. The project was funded by the US Government's Family Planning (FP) program and USAID. The project's duration was six years and five months, with a 17-month extension. The project's background highlighted the need to address health inequities, including gender issues and factors that increase loss to follow-up (LTFU) among antiretroviral therapy (ART) users. The project's objectives were to increase coverage of high-impact health and nutrition services, increase adoption of positive health and nutrition behaviors, and strengthen systems to deliver health, nutrition, and social services. The project achieved significant results in increasing coverage of high-impact health and nutrition services. The number of mobile brigades supported increased, and institutional delivery coverage per district improved. The project also achieved significant results in increasing adoption of positive health and nutrition behaviors, including improved ability of individuals to adopt healthy behaviors and improved community environment to support healthy behaviors. The project strengthened systems to deliver health, nutrition, and social services, including improved logistics management of commodities, strengthened civil society engagement in the health sector, and improved generation, dissemination, and use of health data for more effective decision making. The project also implemented various interventions, including family planning, malaria prevention and treatment, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. The project's geographic focus was on Nampula province, Mozambique, with a specific emphasis on 15 districts. The project's timeframes were from FY2015 to FY2016, with a 17-month extension. The project's recommendations included consolidating community participation at health system levels, improving data collection and analysis, and strengthening civil society engagement in the health sector. The project's results were measured through various indicators, including institutional delivery coverage, couple years protected (CYP), and defaulters and LTFU searched for, found, and returned to treatment. The project's achievements were also measured through various tables and figures, including the number of mobile brigades supported, institutional delivery coverage per district, and defaulters and LTFU searched for, found, and returned in Nampula City. The project's implementation was supported by various stakeholders, including the US Government's FP program, USAID, and local government authorities. The project's success was attributed to the strong partnership between the project team, local government authorities, and community leaders. The project's achievements demonstrated the importance of integrated programming in improving health, nutrition, and social services for vulnerable populations.