ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES IN KINSHASA (ASSK) - Project at a Glance

PARTNERS IN TRIANGULAR COOPERATION The ASSK project is being implemented by a Canadian consortium made up of the Centre for International Cooperation in Health and Development (CCISD) and the International Health Unit of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM-USI), with the collaboration of the Ministry of Public Health of the province of Kinshasa and its various decentralized bo. [...] Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda Sector and focus: Sexual and gender-based violence OBJECTIVE Combatting Violence against women (PLUVIF) is a seven-year project working to ensure the protection of and respect for women and girls’ physical and psychological integrity implemented in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. [...] As the facilitating partner, Cowater International is the executing agency of PASIE and ensures the mobilization and coordination of resources for the implementation of the project and reporting to the Canadian government. [...] The project’s specific objectives are as follows: • Strengthen the role and representation of women’s organizations in the MENA region in supporting democracy, human rights and gender equality in the region; • Improve public understanding of the concepts of gender, equality and women’s rights through better gender analysis on human rights violations and conflicts in the MENA region; and • Strength. [...] • Supplement and augment the Essential Packages for Health Services to improve quality and promote maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) best practices by supporting an increase in MNHC services at Faizabad Provincial Hospital, the Center of Excellence to train and provide care in the field of MNCH and contribute a further € 1.3 M to increase the capacity of the children’s house to accommodate.