Nicaragua
From 2007 to 2008, USAID/BASICS supported implementation of community case management (CCM) of childhood illnesses in the departments of León, Matagalpa and Jinotega of Nicaragua. The project supports child survival through CCM by using community health volunteers, known as brigadistas, to assess and either treat or refer common infant and childhood infections, such as diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and newborn sepsis. The project also provided direct technical assistance for design of a formative research study that evaluated the feasibility of adding newborn health aspects to the CCM program. The volunteers are also valuable resources for counseling families on child health issues. Save the Children was the implementing partner for this work.
Click here to read the final report for BASICS' Nicaragua country program.
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