Collaborating with USAID to End Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths

USAID is committed to ending preventable maternal and child deaths. It has been working toward this goal through two flagship programs: MCHIP (Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program) which recently ended and the new Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP). This presentation focuses on a flagship partner perspective on collaboration with non-governmental organizations and USAID to support USAID’s overarching goals. The roles of civil society and community engagement to end preventable maternal and child deaths will be discussed. CORE Group contributed to MCHIP as a sub-grantee under ICF International.  Together they worked in support of the USAID Child Survival and Health Grants Program and its nongovernmental organization (PVO/NGO) grantees.  Among other collaborations, CORE technical working groups provided practitioner input to updates on Knowledge Practice and Coverage (KPC) Survey modules and Technical Reference Materials produced by USAID under MCHIP.   CORE Group members contributed to the writing of the Community Case Management Essentials Guide for Treating Common Childhood Illnesses in the Community. And Taking Care of a Baby at Home After Birth: What Families Need to Do. CORE Group is a partner in USAID’s new MCSP, working as an integral part of the Program’s Community Health and Civil Society Engagement team.