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PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT: M-AFYA PROJECT; INCREASING ACCESS TO MATERNAL NEONATAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH ALTERNATIVE HEALTH FINANCING MECHANISM

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PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT: M-AFYA PROJECT; INCREASING ACCESS TO MATERNAL NEONATAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH ALTERNATIVE HEALTH FINANCING MECHANISM

Funding agency: DFID, through County Innovation Challenge Fund (CICF).

Client: Malteser International

Malteser International in Kenya implemented M-Afya Project in Embakasi Sub-county, Nairobi with funding from UKAID through UK government’s Department of International Development (DFID) through the County Innovation Challenge Fund (CICF). The project duration was 21 months October 2015 to July 2017. M-Afya is a mobile technology project which aimed at increasing access and utilization of MNH services within the informal settlements of Embakasi, Nairobi. The project was implemented in ten (10) private health facilities and their surrounding catchment population in Embakasi East and West Sub-counties. The goals of the M-Afya project were to increase access to and utilization of quality maternal and new-born health services as well as strengthening health system management to deliver quality MNH services in Embakasi Sub-County.

Scope of Work

  1. Provide leadership in designing and writing the proposal in response to the call for proposal
  2. Lead the project team in designing the project strategies and approaches
  3. Lead in writing all the components of the proposal including the Organizational Capacity and Experience, the strategies and approaches, the work plan, staff organization, the risk matrix and the M&E plan.

Results

Malteser International was awarded the grant to implement the project in Nairobi County reaching over 8,000women of reproductive age with MNH services.

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