Morocco FP/MCH [family planning/maternal child health] phase V project : safe motherhood pilot project -- project evaluation 1st June to 12 June 1999

The overall result of the project is impressive. The project successfully implemented both basic and comprehensive EmOC in all sites for which definitive plans had been developed, and did so well within the time frame allocated. As the first decentralized activity of this kind, the project acted as a catalyst for the successful initiation of many other decentralized activities. In the words of the Regional Delegue: the project "has been the locomotive driving the train of decentralization". Although further work is needed in a number of areas, the project's strong leadership and teamwork at the regional and central levels, combined with timely and appropriate TA from the donor agency, has resulted in a major achievement, Includes recommendations to ensure both the sustainability and the replicability of the project. (Author abstract, modified)