SEMI Impact Story: Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Trainings in the DRC

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SEMI Impact Story: Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Trainings in the DRC

Angel Mboyo safely delivered her newborn daughter, Tomy, thanks to the actions of health workers who had recently completed a training in Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) organized by the FCDO-funded, IMA-led SEMI project in the DRC.

The SEMI project builds on a decade of health system strengthening investment by UK Aid in the DRC through the IMA-implemented ASSP and ASSR projects. Since 2014, IMA has been working to increase access to and quality of primary health care. In project areas, close to 100% of pregnant women now deliver at health centers compared to 62% in 2014. The SEMI project focuses on improving access to essential maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services, promoting rights-based family planning services, and strengthening the health system in the areas of community governance, human resources for health, drug supply chain management, health information system quality and completeness, and public finance management. To date, the SEMI project has supported over 900,000 patients with curative services. 

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