The USAID Projects in India

To reduce inequity, inaccessibility and enhance the quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health.

1. Access to and use of evidence based and high-quality information on MNCH, services/care, and scaled up and sustained interventions.

2. Capacity of health systems to deliver services improved, institutionalized, measured, documented, and responsive to population needs.

3. Cross-sectoral collaboration and innovative partnerships between MNCH and non-MNCH organizations increased. 

The key interventions under the Saksham project are:

a) Providing technical assistance at the National, State and District level with institutional mechanisms like National Technical Advisory Group, State Technical Support Group, and District Technical Support Unit for RMNCHA. 

b) Further, the project aims to build capacities of institutions through empowering the decision makers with digital dashboards and creating centres of excellence.

c) Improving quality certification for both public and private providers for RMNCHA such as LaQshya and Manyata through clinical capacity building and mentoring.

d) Demonstration of MNCH innovations in selected geographies for informing scale up. 

e) Engaging community based organizations and forging collaborations to improve MNCH outcomes for tribal and vulnerable populations of all the States.