Benon Musasizi
World Vision International , UgandaTitle: The Effect of implementing timed and targeted counseling on maternal newborn and child health indicators in rural Uganda.
Abstract
World Vision Uganda is currently implementing 5 years a Health and Nutrition Technical Programme with a goal of contributing to an increase in children between 0-5 years who are well nourished and protected from infection and disease in the target areas by 2025. An innovative model, timed and targeted counseling (ttC) has been deployed as core to achieving the strategic goal. ttC is a family-inclusive behaviour change communication approach targeting families of young children (0-5 years), especially the most vulnerable and marginalized. ttC encompasses a wide range of life-saving health practices through appropriately timed messages delivered using interactive dialogue counselling methodology based on the assessment of current needs and practices and negotiation of progressive improvements. Both parents and decision-makers, are engaged to embrace a family-inclusive and gender-transformative model of child health and development in which the positive contribution of fathers is emphasized. ttC is delivered by a total of 4,538 village health team members that were trained and facilitated to implement ttC in 20 districts in Uganda. These have reached out a total 128,395 children 0-59 months and 92,246 women of reproductive age. As a result, a number of indicators have significantly improved;
1. There was an increment in the proportion of pregnant women that attend at least 4 ANC visits from 52.0% at baseline in 2020 to 73.8% in 2022 (WVU-AOM).
2. The percentage of infants whose births were attended by skilled birth attendants improved from 85.5% at baseline 2020 to 91.4% in 2022 (WVU-AOM).
3. The proportion of newborns that received post-natal care within 48hrs of birth.
The proportion of children exclusively breastfed until 6 months of age increased from 70.0% at baseline in 2020 to 79.4% in 2022 (WVU-AOM).
Biography
Benon Musasizi
is a public health and nutrition management specialist with over 17 years’
experience working with local and international NGOs. He holds a bachelor of
science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics and a Master of public Health. His
abilities include developing strategic guidance and overseeing implementation
of health programs including Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH),
Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, WASH, mobile health and evidence and accountability
for SRH/FP. He is currently the Technical Program Lead-Health and Nutrition for
World Vision Uganda providing overall country office technical leadership and
guiding the strategy in Health and Nutrition program execution, monitoring,
reporting, planning and partnership processes in a manner that promotes
continuous improvement and innovation in line with WV’s standards and
guidelines and ensure alignment with the Government policies and strategies.
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