1)Project Title:
Project for Improving Maternal and Child Health Care System in Khatlon Oblast (Phase II)
2) Scheme
Technical Cooperation
3) Project Budget:
540 million Japanese Yen (4,86 mln. USD as of December 2017)
4) Project Duration:
August 1, 2017 - December 31, 2022
5) Target Area:
Baljuvon, Khovaling, Muminobod, Bokhtar districts and Norak, Sarband cities
6) Counterpart Agency:
- Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan
7) Project Objective:
To strengthen maternal, newborn and infant (MNI) health system in the target districts/cities in Khatlon Oblast
8) Project Scope / Activities:
- Rehabilitation of facility and provision of equipment (including maintenance of the equipment)
- Conducting trainings on Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) and case audit;
- Conducting meetings between Central District Hospitals and Rural health Centers on MNI referral;
- Conducting Supportive Supervision (S/S), developing training plan, and Manager training in Japan;
9) Expected Results:
- The functions of the maternity departments and pediatric departments of the central district hospital and numeral hospital are improved;
- Knowledge and skills on MNI care of health professionals are strengthened;
- Referral system for MNI care is strengthened between primary and secondary health care facilities;
- Capacity to manage on MNI care is strengthened in Health Department of Khatlon Oblast Government;
10) Beneficiaries:
- Direct beneficiaries are Health officials in Health Department of Khatlon and health professionals for maternal and child health care in Central District/City Hospitals, Numeral Hospitals and Primary Health Care facilities.
- Indirect beneficiaries are reproductive age women and infants in the target districts/cities
11) Contributing to the NDS 2016-2030:
To improve the accessibility, quality and efficiency of maternal and child health services
12) Contribution to SDGs:
- To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages (SDG - 3);