The BRAC Manoshi Urban Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Project in
Dhaka, BangladeshHenry Perry, MD, PhD, MPH
Senior Associate, Department of International Healthand Kate Katzman, MPH Student
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health29 March 2011
Children Everywhere!
Washing and Bathing in an Urban Slum
Manoshi Project
• Ma Mother• Nobajatak Newborn• Shishu Child• Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Project• $25 million grant from the Gates Foundation• Duration 2007 – 2011 • Total anticipated coverage: 8 million people
Goal of Manoshi
Decrease illness and deaths in mothers,
newborns, and children in urban slums of Bangladesh through the development and
delivery of an integrated, community-based package of essential health services
Shasthya Shebika (on the left) with Senior Program Specialist in the Home of a Client
Medicines Carried by the Shasthya Shebikas
Form Hanging on Client’s Wall which CHW Completes during Home Visit
Piggy Bank Kept by Pregnant Mother and Prenatal Form Completed by CHW Supervisor
Manoshi Delivery Centers
Mother and Newborn at Delivery Center with Urban Birth Attendant
Project Features (cont.)
Key Project ResultsManoshi Annual Report 2008-2009Percentage of mothers receiving 3+ ANC visits in 2008 and 4+ in 2009
Key Project ResultsManoshi Annual Report 2008-2009
Key Project ResultsManoshi Annual Report 2008-2009
Key Project ResultsManoshi Annual Report 2008-2009