The Project for integrated management of maternal and child health in Artibonite (PRISMA/Canada) was closed during a workshop last week in the presence of Dr. Florence D. Guillaume, the Minister of Public Health and Ambassador of Canada in Haiti, Paula Caldwell St-Onge.

This workshop brought together all the partners in this project, working to improve the health of mothers and children since 2011 in 8 communes of Upper Artibonite (Anse Rouge, Ennery, Terre Neuve, Gros Morne, Marmelade, St-Michel, Estère and Gonaïves).

The Minister Guillaume stressed "I wish that all partners wishing to intervene in health in Haiti, like PRISMA/Canada articulate their actions on the vision and the National Health Policy for the purpose of more cost-effectiveness, better integration and above all a better impact on the health of mothers and children."

Recall that the project PRISMA/Canada has among other things through his actions :

• Supported 7 maternity services ;

• Trained and supported 138 Multipurpose Community Health Agents (ASCP) ;

• Reinforced 3 offices of Arrondissement Health Units;

• Built the Health Centre of Terre Neuve and Community Center of Health Plaine l’Arbre ;

• Build 2 waiting homes for pregnant women who give birth ;

• Reinforced to 78% the support the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) in health institutions ;

• Facilitate the organization of 75,157 home visits and 7,416 rally posts ;

• Reactivated the Departmental ccenter of Supply of Inputs (CDAI) of Gonaïves ;

• Support the implementation of the ambulance system of Artibonite (7 ambulances are funded by Canada).

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-12431-haiti-news-some-news-here-and-there.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7145-haiti-health-merck-donated-$500-000-to-ccisd-for-maternal-health.html

HL/ HaitiLibre