Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement Consortium CCISD-CHUM

Purpose

P001983001: The project aims to offer greater availability and use of primary health care services, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH), such as maternal and newborn care, of women and girls in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project also contributes to strengthening management of health centres and access to SRH services by women and girls, including family planning, contraceptive methods and post-abortion care. Project activities include: (1) providing ongoing training to health care providers, taking into account the specific needs of women and girls; (2) purchasing medical and non-medical equipment; (3) strengthening the system for procuring medicines; and (4) supporting health care personnel in order to increase their capacity to promote best practices and raise community awareness in order to promote the health and rights of women and girls. P001983002: This project offers greater availability and use of primary health care services, including the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls, such as maternal and newborn care, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project's component provides additional funding to help with the coronavirus (COVID-19) response, without compromising the achievement of the original project results. The project aims to reach 1.9 million people living in seven health zones in the province of Kinshasa, including 984,404 women, 405,343 of whom are of child bearing age, 482,551 adolescents and 386,041 children under the age of five.