USAID Transform: Health in Developing Regions Activity works towards improving maternal and child health in Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella and Somali regions, targeting pastoralist regions and hard-to-reach communities in Ethiopia.
With financial support from the USAID, Amref Health Africa in partnership with Project Hope, Intrahealth International and General Electric Healthcare has been implementing the USAID Transform: Health in Developing Regions Activity for last five years.
The Activity significantly contributes to increased utilization of high impact reproductive maternal, neonatal and child health and family planning services that supported the Government of Ethiopia’s overall progress in ending preventable child and maternal child deaths in Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella and Somali regions.
Intervention Areas of Transform Health in Developing Regions (2020)
Twenty-four health facilities have been selected to be centers of excellence in 20 woredas to demonstrate effective intervention for cross-learning and scale-up to remaining woredas in the regions.
Key stakeholders for Transform HDR include: the Ministry of Health and respective Regional Health Bureaus; the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children; respective universities in the regions, and US Government (USG) and Non-USG implementing partners working in the DRS.
The Activity is led by Amref Health Africa as a prime partner with Project HOPE: The People-to-People Foundation Inc., IntraHealth International Inc., and General Electric Health Care as consortium partners.
Too many pregnant women in developing regions such as Afar, Somali, Gambella and Benishangul-Gumuz travel far for basic maternal health services. In places like Afar
Amina is the mother of six children – five daughters and one son. She lives in Awbare Woreda of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia.
Civil Engagement for Community Health Services Health service delivery gap is pronounced in certain areas of Somali Region where there is a weak link between
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