Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP)
MCHIP (Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program) is the USAID Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) program that focuses on reducing maternal, neonatal, and child mortality and accelerating progress toward achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5. Awarded to Jhpiego and partners in September 2008, MCHIP works with USAID missions, governments, nongovernmental organizations, local communities, and partner agencies in developing countries to implement programs at scale for sustainable improvements in MNCH.
Building on program experience and lessons learned, MCHIP addresses major causes of mortality, including malnutrition, by:
- Implementing high-impact, effective interventions at scale, based on the country context and using global and local data.
- Using innovative program approaches to achieve country MNCH goals, including performance-based financing, community insurance schemes, and public-private partnerships.
- Building global consensus and sustained government commitment to support results-oriented, high-impact, effective MNCH interventions.
- Influencing country programs to incorporate effective, feasible, high-impact interventions and approaches based on global evidence.
- Maximizing the use of local programs supported by MCHIP to advance field-based learning and innovation.
- Strategically integrating critical interventions into existing services and wraparound programs.
MCHIP Approach
The MCHIP partnership works together with countries to determine the most effective strategies for reducing maternal, neonatal, and child deaths and malnutrition based on their individual needs and circumstances. Using data-driven, priority-setting approaches, MCHIP helps countries determine which innovations will yield the most impact in reaching the MDGs and support capacity building and health systems development to take those interventions to scale.
MCHIP Postpartum Hemorrhage Work
MCHIP has developed a Strategy for Accelerating Scale-Up of Interventions to Prevent and Treat PPH to sustain and expand gains made in PPH prevention through USAID partners and other collaborators. Additionally, MCHIP has created a Quality of Care Assessment Tool that includes observation of providers’ use of active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL). MCHIP also currently works to expand and scale up AMTSL activities in high-priority countries.
Key MCHIP PPH Activities:
- Developed the MCHIP Strategy for Accelerating Scale-Up of Interventions to Prevent and Treat PPH to sustain and expand gains made in PPH prevention through USAID partners and other collaborators.
- Created a Quality of Care Assessment Tool that includes observation of providers' use of AMTSL.
- Expanded and scaled up AMTSL activities in high priority countries.
Additional information on MCHIP’s work can be found at: http://www.mchip.net/