PH-WOMENS HEALTH & SAFE MOTHERHOOD

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The Women's Health and Safe Motherhood Project will improve the health status of women, with particular focus on women of reproductive age, and thereby support the Government's long-term goals of reducing fertility, female morbidity and maternal mortality. It will specifically: (a) improve the quality and range of women's health and safe motherhood services; (b) strengthen the capacity of Local Government Units (LGU) to manage the provision of these services, and of the Department of Health (DOH) to provide policy, technical, financial and logistical support; (c) enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of health interventions through the participation of local communities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the project; and, (d) expand the knowledge base upon which to draw policy and technical guidance for women's health programs. The project will consist of the following components and sub-components: service delivery, institutional development, community partnerships, and policy and operations research.