In rural households in Bangladesh supported by USAID programming, 89 percent of women of reproductive age consumed diverse diets in 2021, compared to only 39 percent in 2015.

Through USAID support, hundreds of health facilities and five regional medical store centers in Ghana have improved supply chain monitoring systems to support health workers by providing the supplies and equipment they need to provide quality, respectful care for mothers and their newborns.

In Kenya, USAID supported over 120 communities to improve access to clean water and sanitation through locally-led approaches. Today, over 94 percent of households in these communities have latrines and more than 20,000 people have gained access to basic water services.

With USAID support, over 1,800 children received routine childhood vaccinations in the health area of Kadiana in Mali between April and June of 2020. Despite widespread disruptions to health services due to COVID-19, more children were vaccinated in this period than prior to the onset of the pandemic.

In Ghana, USAID facilitated cross-facility collaborations between health workers to share experiences and skills, describe challenges to service provision, and identify solutions, which contributed to a 33 percent reduction in institutional maternal mortality, 41 percent increase in family planning service utilization, and 28 percent reduction in stillbirths among participating districts in just a year and a half.

In the Mewat district of India, USAID supported pilot testing of an innovative pulse oximeter, in partnership with a U.S.-based medical equipment manufacturer, that led to an increase in correct pneumonia case management from 11 to 90 percent and decline in antibiotic use from 79 to 34 percent in just one year.

Through a public-private partnership with local convenience stores in Tangerang district of Indonesia, USAID helped more than 4,000 women of reproductive age access antenatal care and delivery services in 2019 alone.

In partnership with Malawian and U.S.-based academic institutions, USAID helped develop a postgraduate dietetics degree program, supported the government to establish 27 dietitian positions across all tertiary hospitals, and created the first dietetics department at Kamuzu Central Hospital.

In partnership with Merck for Mothers, USAID helped reduce institutional maternal deaths by 66 percent and perinatal deaths by 47 percent across U.S. Government-supported health facilities in the Cross River State by improving women’s access to care before, during, and after labor and delivery.

In 2019, USAID supported quality improvement efforts in 10 nursing and midwifery schools in Tanzania, which led to an 80% average improvement among graduates on midwifery competencies.

In Uganda, USAID leveraged over $507,000 USD to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services through partnerships with the private sector and the Rotary Clubs of Uganda in just two years.