Strengthening the maternal child health systems in Mozambique has been part of HAI’s mission since its inception. HAI has sponsored a number of operations and formative research studies which have helped shape national maternal child health (MCH) policy over the years on subjects such as:
As we face the same difficult challenges of scarce human resources and degraded health infrastructure in all of our maternal child health programs, we have come to see that an integrated implementation strategy of multiple MCH interventions targeted at the most critical health problems is the best, most equitable and efficient way to improve the health of families and children in resource-poor settings. As a result, with support from the Gates Foundation, HAI is working with the Mozambican Ministry of Health’s Department of Community Health and Division of Maternal and Child Health to develop new instruments for use in prenatal clinics to provide integrated prenatal and postpartum care addressing several of the most pressing health problems including HIV, malaria, and sexually transmitted infections.
HAI’s MCH program has been funded by the WHO, UNICEF, USAID, the CDC and the Gates Foundation.