SANRU III Project Status Report

Congo is as big as the U.S. East of the Mississippi With less than 1000km of paved roads...

One of those ‘paved roads’…

and an ‘unpaved road’

I.M.A./ECC Partnership Projects in DR Congo SANRU III ECC-I.M.A.PMURR-Santé DEVRU

Project Goals SANRU III & PMURR-Health Strengthen and sustain the capacity of health zones to provide and manage priority primary health care interventions.

1)Exclusive Breastfeeding 2)Vaccinate completely 3)Vitamin A twice a year 4)Sleeping under bednets (ITN) 5)Prompt treatment for fevers 6)Oral Rehydration Therapy for diarrhea 7)Washing hands regularly 8)Prenatal preventive treatment of malaria 9)Child Spacing 10) Abstinence and loyalty to avoid AIDS Priority PHC Interventions Ten Commandments of Health

The Ten Commandments of Health

SANRU III: Assisting 56 Health Zones

DR Congo’s 515 Health Zones

A Typical Health Zone of Congo Ref. Hospital, BCZS & Health Centers

1)Well-defined geographic areas 2)Delimited from the bottom-up 3)Strongly decentralized in autonomy 4)Often co-managed by FBOs or NGOs Health Zones are...

Components of a Typical Health Zone Communities Health Centers - Central Office - Reference Hospital

SANRU-Assisted Health Improvements

Family Planning (Desirable Births)

Vaccination Coverage

Percent of Pregnant Women Buying ITNs Comparison of two different promotional Approaches

200,000 ITNs Distributed in ,000 planned for 2005 by SANRU and PSI

HIV/AIDS

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Santé Pour Tous et Par Tous ECC-I.M.A.PMURR-Santé

DEVRU: Développement Rural

The DEVRU project promotes integrated and complementary actions to increase the income and well-being of rural families by: 1) increasing crop production and value; 2) providing small scale credit for investment in production and processing; and 3) preferentially promoting livelihood development opportunities for women.

DEVRU Components 1) Improving Manioc Culture 2) Enhancing Palm Oil Production 3) Improving Grain Legume Production 4) Soil Regenerative Technologies 5) Agricultural Mechanization 6) Promoting Home Gardens 7) Promoting Market Gardens 8) Developing Rural Financing Structures 9) Developing New Markets for Farmers 10) Promoting Economic Opportunities for Women

How DEVRU will Function An I.M.A & ECC Partnership Project Builds on the foundation of SANRU III Implemented by 7 ECC development partners + a collaboration with CRS Begin in 18 health zones in 5 provinces Expand over four years into 30 health zones