AMDD and FEMME

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AMDD and FEMME

• Foundations to
• Enhance
• Management of
• Maternal Emergencies

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Who is CARE?

• Broad-based relief and development
• Basic education/womens literacy
• Food Aid
• Micro-enterprise
• Health
• Works in about 65 countries in partnership
• with MOH and NGO with undeserved populations

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Where does FEMME Work?

• Ethiopia (3 sites)
• Peru (5 sites)
• Rwanda (3 sites)
• Tanzania (4 sites)
• Tajikistan (3 sites)

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Relief to Development ContinuumWhat is
different?

• Different types of security issues.
• Government Influence
• Geographic borders
• Role of Donors, NGOs, MOH and communities

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Relief to Development ContinuumWhat is the same
?

• Limited information on danger signs.
• Distrust of the government/western medicine.
• Social/Cultural Practices

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Relief to Development ContinuumWhat is the same
?

• Poor Physical Infrastructure.
• Inaccessibility of services (e.g., limited number
  of qualified staff supplies/drugs).
• Limited use of data for decision-making.
• Need for coordination of MOH, NGOS and donors

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Right to Emoc ServicesDemand Side

• Improve Counseling Skills of Providers
• Ensure that information is provided to couples
  about what services they are entitled to and what
  they should expected (empowered consumers).

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Right to Emoc ServicesSupply Side

• Functional facilities (equipped with drugs and
  supplies) to provide services by competent
  providers 24/7
• Supportive Supervision.
• Improved HMIS and use of data for
  decision-making.
• Competency Based Training

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• Every women, regardless of
• ethnic group, socio-economic
• status, residence
• (I.e. refugee,IDP)
• has the RIGHT to access/receive
• quality EmOC Services