Name of the project: “MaMoni Maternal and Newborn Care Strengthening Project (MNCSP) Supplementary Program Description for COVID-19 Response”

Programme Area: Covid 19 Response

Duration: November 2021 to September 2022

Funded by: USAID

Managed by: Save the Children in Bangladesh

Implementation area of PHD:

 

Phase-1: Faridpur, Munshiganj, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Laksmipur and Kushtia.

 

Phase-2: Maulavibazar, Netrokona, Naogaon, Sirajganj

Since February 2021, MaMoni MNCSP COVID-19 Response Project has been implementing a community-based intervention, titled as Community Support Team (CST) intervention, for rural and urban municipality areas. This community model's primary aim is to create awareness, sensitize the relevant health authorities, local government, community and religious leaders, youth group etc.; detect suspects early, develop home-based care and community follow-up, connect them with testing facilities, and refer to the hospital when needed. Planned to implement in six districts in first phase with higher caseload, lack of availability of RT-PCR testing capacity, and presence of MaMoni MNCSP and rolled out in 10 districts in total. While the CST intervention has been rolling in, the project has contracted PHD to conduct some scheduled activities to strengthen the intervention in order to yield effective output from the intervention to influence the outcome of transmission reduction in the project area.

Objective:       Strengthen CST intervention with added activities

Approaches:   Engage with local government bodies in the district, upazila, and union of project area

                        Engage with the community in the project area

Program outputs are;

  1. The design with frequency of HH visit, monitoring plan, and modality of communication by the volunteers developed
  2. Action plan for Union Parishad prepared to ensure social support
  3. Accountability framework developed
  4. MIS for the intervention developed and in-place
  5. Community screening guideline and local government support Plan for COVID-19 prepared
  6. Implementing staffs to be trained to roll on the intervention

Results to achieve:    

  • Community-led screening mechanism implemented to identify COVID-19 like Illnesses and linked with case management approaches and support services
  • Leveraged support of local government bodies to spearhead community initiatives