USAID/DFID NGO HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY PROJECT MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT FEBRUARY-2014

The project aims to improve health service delivery in Bangladesh through a network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In February 2014, the project's first NGOs Performance Review Workshop was held, providing a platform for project directors and field assistants to showcase their progress and achievements. The workshop focused on the project's intermediate results, including innovations, initiatives, and results under each of the intermediate results. Mainstreaming nutrition was a key area of focus in February 2014, with the distribution of 15,800 Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) cards and 900 GMP posters in 17 SH clinics of three NGOs. The project also conducted a preliminary meeting of the USAID NHSDP Advisory Committee, a high-level committee under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Interpersonal Communication and Counseling (IPC/C) training was ongoing in February 2014, with a focus on enhancing knowledge and skills on IPC/C focusing on the ESP Component. The training aimed to prepare trainees to provide training to other clinic staff and later to community service providers. The project also began conducting MOCAT assessments to assess the capacity of all NGOs with regard to the three pillars of sustainability. Additionally, an orientation workshop on developing pharmacy business plans was held for relevant project directors and clinic managers. The project's client base expanded in February 2014, with a total of 133,933 Couple Years Protection (CYP) achieved, including 84,941 in rural areas and 48,992 in urban areas. The percentage of service contacts who qualify as poor was 38.88% of all contacts, with 37.1% in rural areas and 42.6% in urban areas. The project also reported a total of 3,154,628 service contacts in February 2014, with 1,983,428 in rural areas and 1,171,200 in urban areas. The number of injectables provided was 158,471, with 92,522 in rural areas and 65,949 in urban areas. In terms of deliveries, the project reported a total of 1,958 deliveries in February 2014, with 774 in rural areas and 1,184 in urban areas. The number of ANC visits was 107,830, with 50,387 in rural areas and 57,443 in urban areas. The project's data indicates an increase in the number of service contacts to the poor, from 38.6% in January 2014 to 38.9% in February 2014. The number of home births was 278, with 210 in rural areas and 68 in urban areas. The number of facility births was 1,680, with 564 in rural areas and 1,116 in urban areas. Overall, the project's data suggests a continued focus on improving health service delivery in Bangladesh, with a particular emphasis on mainstreaming nutrition, IPC/C training, and expanding the client base.