Technical Areas
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At an antenatal clinic in Uganda a head midwife at the clinic gave a health education talk to pregnant women, which included how to prevent malaria during pregnancy.
Source: Jimmy Nyambok/USAID |
USAID programs focus on improving
the quality, availability, and use of health and family
planning services in these areas:
- Environmental Health
Reducing childhood mortality
and morbidity by improving environmental conditions
and reducing exposure to infectious diseases
- Health Systems Strengthening
Improving
the capacity of health systems to provide quality
health care services at the national and local levels
- HIV/AIDS
Providing prevention, care, and support for individuals,
communities, and nations affected by the pandemic
- Infectious
Diseases
Reducing the global threat of
tuberculosis, malaria, and antimicrobial resistance,
and improving disease surveillance
- Maternal and Child Health
Improving the future
for mothers
and children through programs in safe
motherhood and prevention and treatment of primary
causes of childhood mortality
- Nutrition
Confronting malnutrition in women and children through
programs in breastfeeding, micronutrients, and food
and nutrition policy
- Family Planning
Providing voluntary reproductive health care choices to women and men so they can determine the number and spacing of their children
- Highly Vulnerable Children
Coordinating USG assistance for orphans and vulnerable children and open up opportunities for them to lead healthy, productive lives.
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