USAID-DFID NGO HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY PROJECT MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT

In December 2015, the project implemented various activities to enhance the quality of services provided by the Service Holder (SH) clinics. A comprehensive 'Orientation on Basic Nutrition Service Package' was organized for 18 service providers from seven HIV-ESP integrated SH clinics. The training focused on current malnutrition status, adolescent, maternal, and child nutritional needs, nutrition counseling, and growth monitoring and promotion. The Behavior Change Communication (BCC) team provided training on 'SH Clinic Management' to 39 Clinic Managers at Barisal. The team also organized a regional media dialogue at Sylhet, where 38 journalists from print and electronic media were present. The BCC team selected topics for the ESP flip chart and drafted concept notes for various brochures and leaflets to promote the SH clinic services. The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team conducted three batches of training for NGO MIS Officers in December 2015. The training aimed to enhance the capacity of NGO staff members in data collection, analysis, and information use of project data. The training program included orientation and implementation of the new Access database, data collection tools, and data quality and control systems. The project also coordinated with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to improve local-level coordination. An advocacy and orientation meeting was held with the newly appointed Director Hospitals of DGHS. The Additional Secretary MoHFW, who is also the Chairperson of the NHSDP Advisory Committee, visited two SH clinics and appreciated their performance. He instructed the local government Health and FP authorities to support the NHSDP program in all possible ways. The project's monthly statistical report for December 2015 contains indicators from Intermediate Result one (IR-1). The report presents a comparison of key indicators between November 2015 and December 2015. The total number of Couple Years of Protection (CYP) achieved in December 2015 was 129,907, with a decrease of 1.7% from November 2015. The total service contact in December 2015 was 3,659,113, with an increase of 1% from November 2015. The report also presents data on service contacts to the poor, which decreased by 3% in December 2015 compared to November 2015. The total number of deliveries with a Skilled Birth Attendant (SBA) in December 2015 was 3,525, with an increase of 2% from November 2015. The total Ante Natal Care (ANC) visits in December 2015 were 152,488, with a decrease of 1% from November 2015. The project's data indicates that the number of facility deliveries increased in December 2015 by 2% compared to November 2015. The total ANC visits in December 2015 were 152,488, with a decrease of 1% from November 2015. The ANC service contact status by urban and rural residence in December 2015 shows that the total ANC visits were 152,488, with 68,410 in rural areas and 84,078 in urban areas. The project's data also indicates that the number of children under 5 who received growth monitoring increased in December 2015 by 2% compared to November 2015. The total number of service contacts with children under 5 who included growth monitoring was 83,152 in December 2015. The percentage of service contacts who qualified as poor decreased by 3% in December 2015 compared to November 2015.