Improved child health in a transitional state through IMCI (Integrated management of childhood illness) : October 2006-September 2010 -- final evaluation report

This was the first Child Survival and Health Grants Program (CSHGP) grant that MTI received and was followed with a successful application for a Malaria Communities Program grant and a second CSHGP grant both in Uganda. MTI is now applying many of the programmatic and technical lessons learned from participating in the CSHGP to their health programs around the world. The goal of the four year project was to reduce morbidity and mortality of children under five and improve the health of women of reproductive age within Grand Cape Mount County (GCMC). The strategic objective of the project was improved health outcomes through appropriate household practices and use of quality health services within a supportive sustainableenvironment by 2011. The four project Intermediate Results included:1) Communities assume responsibility for their own health with strengthened community structures, linkages with health facility staff, and enhanced human resource capacity2) Improved health behaviors and actions at the household level3) Improved quality of care in health facilities through implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) and capacity-building of the health staff in complementary activities4) Strengthened institutional capacity of MTI and partners to implement effective CS activities.