USAID, Maternal Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Activity

USAID/Uganda’s Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Activity purpose is to strengthen government performance in implementing strategies to improve MCHN outcomes. Achievement of the purpose will be measured by the percentage of USG-supported districts reporting improved maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes and accomplished in collaboration with US government (USG)-supported implementing partners (IPs) operating at the subnational level.

• Assist stakeholders to overcome persistent implementation inadequacies and accelerate rollout of key national strategies to improve MCHN services, systems and outcomes, while at the same time
• Sustainably strengthening local capacity for MCHN good governance, specifically intra- and cross-sectoral cooperation, learning and adaptive management systems, and leadership skills.
• Lead efforts to collaborate with the GOU to increase private sector engagement in providing high-quality MCHN services.
• Work with partners to design and roll out MCHN strategies that address private sector related challenges
• Coordinate and mobilize the private sector participation while providing technical expertise and technical assistance to strengthen the private sector RMNCAH platform.
• Improve quality and support access to affordable credit by the providers in the private sector.