Building on efforts begun under USAID’s predecessor Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, MCSP supported Guinea’s Ministry of Health (MoH) to improve the quality and availability of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services. This included strengthening pre-service midwifery and medical education, and integrating activities and services for the prevention and management of gender-based violence within RMNCH services.

Beginning in November 2014, MCSP’s Ebola Response Programs also addressed infection prevention and control practices in facilities through training, supportive supervision, and complementary monitoring and evaluation. At the community level, we supported communities and local leaders to combat Ebola transmission through improved contact-tracing, intensified social mobilization, and technical assistance to district health teams.

The Restoration of Health Services Program continued the challenging work of mitigating the second-order impacts of the Ebola outbreak, which had devastated the country’s health care system, while also institutionalizing practices to prevent future outbreaks. By expanding the number of integrated and high-quality RMNCH services to an appreciable number of health facilities and communities, MCSP strengthened health services at the district level to create systems more resilient to disease outbreaks and public health crises.

To read a summary of our health systems strengthening work in Guinea to date, click here.

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