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USAID and ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Launch New Global Development
Alliance Health Project
USAID and ExxonMobil Kazakhstan, Inc., launched their third joint Global Development Alliance (GDA) health project in the country on March 14, 2006, contributing $40,000 each. The project, entitled “Partnership for Healthy Motherhood in Astana,” will focus on strengthening pregnancy, labor, postpartum, and newborn care. Building upon the principles of the World Health Organization’s Safe Motherhood Strategy, the initiative will work to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality rates and improve the health of the next generation of Astana’s children. The project will be implemented by Abt Associates, Inc., the Kazakhstan Association of Family Physicians, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, and the Astana City Health Department. Previous USAID/ExxonMobil
GDA health projects, carried out in 2004 and 2005, aimed to strengthen child health in the capital city and covered approximately 41% of the city’s population. As a result, 116 family doctors, obstetricians, and health specialists were trained on evidence-based medicine and integrated management of childhood illnesses, contributing to improved quality of services by family doctors and nurses.
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On March 14, USAID and ExxonMobil signed a Memorandum of
Understanding to launch a new GDA health project in Kazakhstan
Photo Credit: ExxonMobil |
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