Community Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (CPMTCT)

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Date of Operation: 2009 – 2014

Primary Implementing Partner: IntraHealth

Other Implementing Partner(s): Pathfinder International, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)

Regions of Operation: Addis Ababa, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray

Goal:

Improve the uptake and quality of HIV and Maternal Child Health (MCH) services for pregnant women in Ethiopia through community-based approaches

Objectives:

  • Support community-based prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services through close collaboration with local and regional health offices and community organizations
  • Make maternal and child health and PMTCT services more widely available by improving the capacity of community- and facility-based health workers to provide quality care
  • Improve the coordination and referral network between and among service providers in communities and at health posts, health centers, and hospitals
  • Reach out to communities to encourage people to use maternal, pediatric, and PMTCT services

Description:

The project supports the integration of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and mother and child health (MCH) service provision, as well as ensuring linkages to HIV care and treatment services, especially between pediatrics and PMTCT services. It provides this support by building the capacity of regional health bureaus, zonal and woreda health offices and community based organizations.

Priority is given to provide follow-up of the HIV exposed mother and infant in the community and linking them to health and social services to ensure they receive appropriate care and treatment.

Expected Results:

  • Support health centers to provide clinical PMTCT services
  • Develop and strengthen health sector human resources management systems for PMTCT services
  • Train and support individuals for community mobilization to provide referrals for PMTCT and antenatal care
  • Address Human Capacity Development issues and revise policies at national or sub-national level for PMTCT
  • Implement psychosocial counseling services support groups for mothers
  • Train Health Extension Workers to provide PMTCT services
  • Link pediatric clients to treatment
  • Expand PMTCT to private facilities