PAHO - Pan American Health Organization

Published purpose

The aim of the project is to increase access to health services for pregnant women, children 0-5 years old and other vulnerable groups. A set of health promotion, prevention and curative intervention is delivered, free-of-charge to the targeted population through a network of 17 hospitals in all 10 departments. The health services being provided include medical examination and consultation, hospitalization fees, medical lab tests, medical prescriptions and medicines. The beneficiaries of the project will be some 3 million indirect beneficiaries of whom half will be pregnant women, newborns and children 0-5 years old. This project is part of Canada's Maternal, Newborn and Child Health commitment.