1. USAID Laos Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Project will improve health and nutrition outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women, newborns, children, and adolescents in hard-to-reach communities. To achieve this vision, the Project aligns its approach with the Lao PDR’s Sam Sang Directive, where responsibility is increasingly delegated to local administrative levels. In support of the MOH’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health Strategy and Action Plan (2016-2025), the Project will strengthen capacity of national, provincial, and district health partners and engage communities to work with the health system to achieve better health outcomes.

The Project will be implemented by JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc., in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH), and will implement activities in 24 districts of the five provinces of Phongsaly, Oudomxay, Savannakhet, Saravane, and Sekong.