1. SANRU III Project Status Report

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

3. One of those ‘paved roads’…

4. and an ‘unpaved road’

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

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

7. 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

8. The Ten Commandments of Health

9. SANRU III: Assisting 56 Health Zones

10. DR Congo’s 515 Health Zones

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

12. 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...

13. Components of a Typical Health Zone - 200 Communities - 10-15 Health Centers - Central Office - Reference Hospital

15. SANRU-Assisted Health Improvements

19. Family Planning (Desirable Births)

20. Vaccination Coverage

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

23. 200,000 ITNs Distributed in 2004 600,000 planned for 2005 by SANRU and PSI

24. HIV/AIDS

25. Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

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

27. DEVRU: Développement Rural

28. 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.

29. 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

30. 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