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Intégration Des Services Au Sénégal, Population Council
Intégration Des Services Au Sénégal, Population Council
Reproductive Health
With financial support from USAID and technical support from IntraHealth, The Population Council, Siggil Jigeen Network, and Helen Keller International, Senegal’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has built a package of integrated services called SMNI/PF/PALU. Integrating services allow women to access a wider range of information and care during the same visit and thus increases the utilization of services while also improving their quality and efficiency. Findings in this report indicate that integration of services is a central feature of SMNI/PF/PALU’s success. In conjunction with integrated service delivery models, program activities which strengthen systems and support efficient implementation of services …
Une Bonne Surveillance De La Grossesse Pour Préparer L'Accouchement, Population Council
Une Bonne Surveillance De La Grossesse Pour Préparer L'Accouchement, Population Council
Reproductive Health
This brief reports on a situation analysis conducted to provide basic information to help Senegal’s SMNI/PF/PALU program identify priority intervention areas or readjust the interventions originally proposed. More specifically, the analysis aimed to assist in the development of the integrated RH service package to be implemented at the service delivery points and to develop the training resources needed for capacity-building among providers and for the organization of services. The analysis recommends: dissemination of new procedures and protocols and orientation of providers, with a view to improving implementation; providing supervision and post-training follow-up of providers; and orienting providers to the systematic …
Une Stratégie Pour La Réduction De La Mortalité Maternelle Et Néonatale, Population Council
Une Stratégie Pour La Réduction De La Mortalité Maternelle Et Néonatale, Population Council
Reproductive Health
As part of the strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, the introduction of a minimum integrated package of maternal and newborn care including Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor (AMTSL) and Essential Newborn Care (ENC) are simple and inexpensive approaches in poor countries. This brief reports on a study conducted by the Senegal Ministry of Health and Prevention, with support from IntraHealth and the Population Council, whose objectives included: 1) evaluating the functional capacity of the targeted health structures to offer the AMTSL and ENC, 2) evaluating the knowledge and skills of the providers, and 3) identifying …