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Public Education Improves Maternal and Child Health in Ferghana Valley
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Maternal and child health is one of the key areas of USAID health sector assistance in Uzbekistan
Photo Credit: ZdravPlus |
In cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan, the USAID Healthy Communities Support Program has recently refocused it efforts in Uzbekistan on building public awareness and capacity to improve community-defined maternal and child health problems in three Ferghana Valley regions.
The project was modified in response to serious health problems in rural areas throughout the Ferghana Valley. This development represents a significant change in the Ministry of Health’s position. For years, USAID has advocated for Uzbekistan’s healthcare system to be focused more on primary healthcare than treatment by specialists, and for an increased role of communities and civil society in safeguarding public health. The Healthy Communities Support Program has been jointly designed to address these goals.
The project, implemented by Counterpart International, will complement the efforts of another USAID program, ZdravPlus, which is also working on maternal and child health issues in Ferghana Valley. The Healthy Communities Support Program will focus on increasing connections between community members, rural medical facilities, and NGOs to address their health issues. It will help communities to understand maternal and child health problems, and the varied roles that different groups can play in addressing them, as well as providing material assistance to village councils to support these community health projects.
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