Maternal and Child Health at USAID
The Delivery Diaries: How m-mama is revolutionizing emergency referrals to life-saving health care for expectant mothers and their newborns
Read our latest story of impactNo mother or child should die from a cause we know how to prevent or treat.
Since 2000, remarkable progress on maternal and child survival has been made, with a 58 percent decrease in under-five child mortality and a 42 percent decline in maternal mortality across USAID’s 25 priority countries.
These numbers represent more than just statistics; they signify lives saved, dreams realized, and a brighter future for millions of women and children.
Ending preventable maternal and child deaths is within our reach.
News and Announcements
What We Do
Program Spotlights
Together with host country governments, the civil and private sectors, faith-based organizations, and other key partners, USAID brings lifesaving health services closer to the communities and families who need them.
Stories of Impact
Cancer Control Chronicles
GLOBAL | Five ways USAID is advancing a cervical cancer free tomorrow.
Breaking Down Barriers to Breastfeeding
TAIJIKISTAN | How Tajikistan’s religious leaders are improving maternal and child health by engaging fathers.
Beyond Immunization Boundaries
KENYA | Inside Aisha’s journey as a community health mobilizer in Nairobi’s informal settlements
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Projects and Partnerships
MOMENTUM
Moving Integrated, Quality Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services to Scale—is a suite of projects that works in partnership with countries to scale up health interventions and improve the overall health and well-being of mothers, children, families, and communities.
Breakthrough ACTION
Breakthrough ACTION ignites collective action and encourages people to adopt healthier behaviors—from using modern contraceptive methods and sleeping under bed nets to improved complementary feeding—by forging, testing, and scaling up new and hybrid approaches to social and behavior change.
Data for Impact
Data for Impact (D4I) supports countries to generate and use high-quality data to improve their programs, policies, and—ultimately—health outcomes. D4I also strengthens the technical and organizational capacity of country partners to collect, analyze, and use data to support their sustainable development.
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