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Bénin Facts at a Glance

Population: 8.2 million
Annual growth rate: 3%
75% of population live less than 5KM from a basic health facility
44% use health services

Objective:

"Expand the use of family health services and products within a favorable and supportive policy environment."

In addition, USAID basic health projects aim at:

• Increasing access to quality services and products,
• Increasing demand for health services, products and prevention.

• Health messages reached 220,000 Beninese,
• A toll free telephone line allowed 51,655 people access to reproductive health and HIV related information,
• A pilot community-based health financing scheme benefited 13,000 individuals,
• Family planning advices reached 6,000 homes and over 36,000 men and women,
• More than 750,000 anti-malaria mosquito nets will be sold at low cost by year end of 2008

The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) to reduce malaria deaths by 50% is a major component of USAID/Benin's Health Program. USAID Health Program contributes to the agency goal of Investing in People.

Main Partners:

The Integrated Family Health Project, or PISAF (Projet Intégré de Santé Familiale), is a five year, $17,4 million cooperative agreement awarded on March 28, 2006 to University Research Corporation, LLC. PISAF works with key Ministry of Health staff in the Family Health Directorate, the National Malaria Control Program, and the National AIDS Control Program, on improving the quality of public and private health services in targeted areas. PISAF works with Abt Associates.

The Integrated Project to Promote Family Health and Prevent HIV/AIDS (IMPACT) is a five year, $15,5 million cooperative agreement with Population Services International (PSI). PSI's main partners in implementation are JHPIEGO Corporation and Abt Associates and the local NGO OSV-JORDAN.

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