Strengthened Child Health Care/BASICS

$36.89M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development
Country	Malawi
Start Date	Sep 24, 2008
End Date	Aug 12, 2011
Duration	1,052 days
Number of Grantees	104
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`183433-76`

Grant Description

BASICS' mission was to help Ministries of Health and their partners implement large-scale, evidence-based interventions that have been proven to be effective in preventing and treating the major causes of newborn and childhood death. These include malaria, pneumonia, diarrheal diseases, malnutrition, birth complications, and HIV/AIDS.

Because most infants and children in developing countries have limited or no access to the formal health system, BASICS placed strong emphasis on improving the reach of health programs through community-based treatment, including private sector drug distribution.