Description:
This project seeks to strengthen the primary health care (PHC) system in Bauchi State, with a
focus on reducing maternal and under-five mortality through fulfillment of sexual and
reproductive rights of women, children, and adolescents. Project activities include: (1) Providing Technical Assistance to the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency to establish a functional gender unit within the agency, develop gender toolkits, guidelines, and plans for PHC and Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) programming; (2) Training frontline health workers on adolescent friendly sexual and reproductive health and gender equality for RMNCAH programming; (3) Training key policy makers and health program managers of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency on Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Gender Equality in PHC and RMNCAH service delivery; (4) Facilitating mobilization exercises for men and boys on positive masculinity and gender-responsive behaviors in RMNCAH services; and (5) Training women support groups on RMNCAH, Gender Equality, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, women leadership, and strengthening women’s agency.
The project will reach approximately 1,536,692 women of child-bearing age and 373,400 pregnant women. It will also reach 1,867,005 adolescents and 1,438,903 girls and boys under five years old.
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) Improved provision of regular and predictable funds for primary health care systems in Bauchi State; (2) Improved use of gender disaggregated data for decision making in governance, management of primary health care services in Bauchi State; (3) Improved use of essential maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health and nutrition services, including those related to sexual and reproductive health, by women, men, girls and boys in Bauchi State; and (4) Increased voice and public participation of women in Maternal Newborn Child Health service delivery.