Main Report - State of the World's Midwifery 2011. ACCESS Program - About ACCESS - Overview. Home : About ACCESS : Overview The ACCESS Program is a 5-year global program, sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), that aims to improve the health and survival of mothers and their newborns. Jhpiego implements the program in partnership with Save the Children, Constella Futures, the Academy for Educational Development, the American College of Nurse-Midwives and IMA World Health. ACCESS works with USAID missions, governments, nongovernmental organizations, local communities and partner agencies in developing countries to achieve sustainable improvements in maternal and newborn health and survival.
ACCESS seeks to achieve large-scale advances in the health of women and newborns by expanding coverage, access and use of maternal and newborn health services and through improving household health behaviors and practices. ACCESS is realizing this vision through: The ACCESS Program’s strategy is based on the Household-to-Hospital Continuum of Care (HHCC) Model. Home | MCHIP. IWDA >> Europe and Eurasia: Health Technical Elements. Through our assistance programs, USAID plays an active and critical role in the promotion of U.S. foreign policy interests. The investment we make in developing countries has long-term benefits for America and the American people. Development now takes its place alongside defense and diplomacy as the three essential components of American foreign policy. Afghanistan and Pakistan Afghanistan and Pakistan, USAID's two largest assistance programs, reflect the United States' commitment to the region's long-term stability and human progress.
Africa Nowhere in the world is development such an important part of U.S. engagement efforts as it is in Africa. The changing tide on the continent requires a new kind of partnership. Asia Home to more than half the world's population, Asia is the fastest-growing region on earth. Europe and Eurasia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East View an Interactive Map of USAID Projects. MEASURE Evaluation - Compendium of Indicators. Ms-02-06.zip — Zip archive, 8,360 kB (8,561,318 bytes) Author(s): Bertrand J, Escudero G Year: 2002 Abstract: In June 2011 an updated version of this Compendium was released. This Compendium provides a comprehensive listing of widely used indicators for evaluating reproductive health programs in developing countries. This document is not available in print from MEASURE Evaluation.