ATTACHMENT 14b_ MCH strategy.doc

Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan.

Mother and Child Health Institute

Mother and Child Health Improvement Strategy 2008-2010

1. Within 2-3 years maternal mortality rate should be decreased to minimum, except accident cases.

2. Morbity rate should be decreased to 50%, focusing on women of fertile age health promotion and health improvement issues

3. Ensure the link of Reproductive Centers, narrow specialists' and family physicians’ work while conducting the activities related to women of fertile age health improvment

4. Decrease child mortality rate in 2 times mainly decreasing the rate of postnatal mortality.

5. To decrease child mortality rate to 50% due to appropriate programs implementation.

Program:

1. To upgrade professional skills and knowledge of health workers on the base of EBM principles introduction:

2. To ensure an appropriate use of contraceptives up to 30-40%:

3. Conduct research work on ferrum deficit anemia. Improve control for quality of food. Reports on a reagular base.

4. To continue National Safe Motherhood Program implementaion for the purpose of prevention of complications during perinatal period, pregnancy, delivery, postpartum period and for improvement of antenatal care :

4.1.

To continue training of family practitioners within the frameworks of the National Safe Motherhood Program:

- 2008- 161 (21,7%) ob-gyns and 225 (21,0%) midwifes;

-2009- 156 (21,0%) ob-gyns and 221 (20,7%) midwifes;

-2010- 156 (21,0%) ob-gyns and 219 (20,5%) midwifes;

-2011- 150 (20,2%) Ob-gyns and 160 (15,0%) midwifes.

2008-2010

MCH Institute of Gurbansoltan-eje.

4.2.

To provide all roddoms with an appropriate equipment, to manage deliveries in accordance with the standards approved in the program

Pregnant women for home patronage.

Cnters,Houses of Health

Cnters,Houses of Health

5. Reducing child morbidity and mortality rates using technologies trained during programs implemented in the country.

- to provide Breasfeeding Training courses for family practitioners

- to provide Nutrition for Babies and Sick Children Training courses for pediatricians and family practitioners

- to conduct monitoring of hte Implementaion of hte program in 2009.

- conduct monitoring activities ( quarterly);

- organize 12 Keeping Children Healthy campaigns;

-Ensure increase in population’s knowledge on such topics as nutrician, care and prevention of childhood diseases within the framework of Keeping Children Healthy Campaigns, Healthy Life Style program;

-2010 – monitoring activities

-2009-to conduct 18 trainings and train 38% of specialists;

-2010- monitoring activities

-2008- conduct 10 trainings on Baby’s Matrix;

-2009- All the specialists should be trained and involved in monitoring activities.