Maternal child health and family planning (MCH-FP)

Goal

To improve the maternal, newborn, child, and reproductive health status of eligible couples and their children among the beneficiaries of the CEDAR Poverty Reduction Program through quality maternal and child health, family planning, and reproductive health services.

Objective

• - To improve access to quality maternal, newborn, child health (MNCH), family planning, and reproductive health services.
• - To reduce maternal, neonatal, and under-five morbidity and mortality through timely preventive and curative healthcare.
• - To increase the use of modern family planning methods and promote informed reproductive health choices among eligible couples.
• - To improve antenatal, delivery, postnatal, and newborn care practices.
• - To increase childhood immunization coverage, nutrition, and growth monitoring services.
• - To enhance awareness of reproductive health, adolescent health, nutrition, hygiene, and disease prevention.
• - To strengthen referral mechanisms and link beneficiaries with government health facilities for specialized care.

Major Activities

• - Identify and register eligible couples, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under five.
• - Provide antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC), and essential newborn care services.
• - Deliver family planning counseling and provide modern contraceptive methods.
• - Conduct regular maternal and child health clinics at community level.
• - Monitor pregnancy and ensure timely referral for high-risk pregnancies and delivery complications.
• - Promote safe delivery through skilled birth attendants and institutional delivery.
• - Monitor child growth and provide nutrition counseling for mothers and caregivers.
• - Support the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) and routine vaccination campaigns.
• - Conduct health education sessions on reproductive health, breastfeeding, complementary feeding, hygiene, sanitation, and family planning.
• - Organize awareness campaigns on adolescent reproductive health, prevention of early marriage, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
• - Conduct home visits for follow-up of pregnant women, newborns, and children.
• - Distribute essential maternal and child health commodities (where applicable).
• - Establish referral linkages with government hospitals and health facilities.
• - Train community health workers and volunteers on MCH-FP service delivery.
• - Maintain beneficiary records, monitor service quality, and conduct regular reporting and evaluation.