Objectives
01
Improving Access to Primary Health Care (Health & Nutrition) Services
Strategies:
- Deploy Mobile Health Teams (MHTs) to hard-to-reach and underserved areas.
- Strengthen referral systems between communities, primary, and secondary facilities.
- Increase availability of essential medicines and medical supplies at facilities.
- Expand community-based health services through trained CHWs and volunteers.
- Improve facility infrastructure for quality outpatient and basic diagnostic services.
- Promote health-seeking behavior through community education and engagement. Screen children 6–59 months and PLWs using MUAC and refer SAM/MAM cases.
- Support TSFP/OTP sites through trained nutrition counselors.
- Integrate nutrition screening within MHTs and fixed health facilities.
02
Enhance maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH).
Strategies:
- Increase access to antenatal (ANC), postnatal (PNC) and safe delivery services.
- Strengthen midwifery and nursing through targeted training.
- Promote early and exclusive breastfeeding and proper newborn care.
- Improve immunization coverage through outreach and coordination with EPI.
- Support emergency obstetric and newborn care referral points.
- Conduct community tracking of pregnant and lactating women for timely care.
- Increase availability of nutrition screening and supplementation for children and PLW.
- Raise awareness on danger signs in pregnancy and childhood illnesses at community level.
03
Controlling Communicable Diseases.
Strategies:
- Strengthen surveillance and reporting for priority diseases.
- Support vaccination campaigns and support routine immunization.
- Promote infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in facilities and communities.
- Raise community awareness on hand hygiene and sanitation.
- Support and participate in outbreak investigations and controlling.
04
Expanding Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS).
Strategies:
- Implement and integrate basic mental health services into primary health care.
- Train health workers on psychological first aid and common mental health conditions.
- Establish or support confidential counseling and referral systems.
- Conduct community awareness sessions to reduce stigma and promote help-seeking.
05
Reduce Acute Malnutrition among children under 5 and PLWs.
Strategies:
- Screen children 6–59 months and PLWs using MUAC and refer SAM/MAM cases.
- Support TSFP/OTP sites through trained nutrition counselors.
- Integrate nutrition screening within MHTs and fixed health facilities.
- Follow-up on treated children to prevent relapse.
- Coordinate with WFP/UNICEF for pipeline and supply management.
06
infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices.
Strategies:
- Conduct IYCF counseling sessions for mothers and caregivers.
- Promote early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months.
- Promote age-appropriate complementary feeding for 6–24 months.
- Develop mothers’ support groups at community level.
- Train health workers and CHWs on IYCF modules and counseling skills.