Project 465731

Since 2014, the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) has partnered with the South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC), supported by Global Affairs Canada, to improve reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCHH) in Gogrial, South Sudan. Working closely with the national, state and county level health authorities, Red Cross partners began implementing an equity-focused strategy to complement and extend the reach of RMNCH services by providing timely, effective RMNCH to populations, particularly women and children, with limited access to facility-based health care. This work was monitored through baseline/end-line data as well as monitoring data to assess outcomes. In this project, we propose to answer the question, "what impact does the CRC-supported SSRC RMNCAH Intervention have on access to essential RMNCAH health services and resulting health outcomes for women and their children in Gogriel West?" The project's objectives are (i) to determine the effects and effectiveness of the CRC supported SSCR RMNCAH interventions delivered in Gogrial West, South Sudan; (ii) to compare the difference in progress illustrated by baseline/end-line data to monthly monitoring data of the MNCH strategy; and (iii) to assess the gender difference in usage of CRC supported SSRC RMNCAH mobile outreach compared to existing facility-based services/clinics in rural/remote areas. The anticipated impact and value the project will bring to CRC include (i) research findings that provide insight into more efficient ways of data collection; (ii) through a gender equity lens, we explore how collected data can improve access to RMNCAH health services for women and their children in remote or rural areas in fragile settings; and (iii) generate evidence around the gender difference in usage of RMNCAH mobile outreach and facility based services and clinics in rural or remote areas in Gogrial West, South Sudan. The findings will help CRC to strengthen its current and future iterations of RMNCAH programs.