Completed project

Improving the Health of Mothers and Newborns in the North (PRISMA)

Haiti
Women's and girls' rights
Date

June 2012 - September 2014

Financial Contribution

$157,000 CAD

International Health and Development Cooperation Center (CCISD)

Impact for

36,921 people

Maternal and newborn health is a priority for CECI, particularly in rural areas.

The Integrated Maternal and Child Health Care Project in Artibonite (PRISMA) aims to improve the health of mothers, newborns, and children in the Artibonite department, located in northern Haiti. PRISMA is an initiative based on an integrated health approach. To ensure better quality care and management in maternal and child health (MCH), the project focuses on strengthening systems through technical and financial support to governance bodies, health institutions, and community groups. Through a process of accompaniment, this project supports the Artibonite Departmental Health Directorate (DDSA) in fulfilling its mandate, as well as the associations and community groups involved in MCH.tion

Key Highlights

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Strengthening Systems and Management Capacities through Technical and Financial Support

PRISMA’s actions primarily focus on strengthening the management capacities of the DDSA and five communal health units (UCS).

Establishment of Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care and Family Planning Services

PRISMA promotes the establishment of basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care (SONUB), family planning (FP), and integrated maternal and child care (PCIME).

Development of Local Networks Involved in Community Epidemiological Surveillance

PRISMA works to develop local networks involved in community epidemiological surveillance (SÉBAC) and water supply from a sanitation perspective.

As the delegated project manager, CECI worked to develop structural studies, environmental assessments, and analyses, issued calls for tenders for construction companies, managed the recruitment process of contractors for the execution of the work, and supervised these operations.

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