Global Strategies

GLOBAL STRATEGIES EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES IN THE MOST NEGLECTED AREAS OF THE WORLD TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN THROUGH HEALTHCARE.

PREVENTION & CAREEXPENSES: $570,209CHILDRENS AIDS PROGRAMS (CAP) - A PEDIATRIC HIV CLINIC AT HEAL AFRICA HOSPITAL IN GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC), PROVIDING LONG TERM CARE FOR HIV AFFECTED CHILDREN AND POSTNATAL CARE FOR HIV EXPOSED INFANTS. 1192 HIV AFFECTED CHILDREN* RECEIVED CARE.HIV CARE FOR MOTHERS - IDENTIFICATION OF HIV POSITIVE PREGNANT WOMEN, INITIATION OF ANTIRETROVIRAL MEDICATION TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION AND CARE WAS PROVIDED TO 20,315 WOMEN* AT 66 CLINICS* IN THE DRC AND NIGERIA. HIV PREVENTION AMONG SEX WORKERS AND THEIR PARTNERS IN BUKAVU - PROVIDE COUNSELING AND HIV TESTING UTILIZING TRAINED PEER EDUCATORS IN BUKAVU, SOUTH KIVU, DRC FOR SEX WORKERS AND THEIR PARTNERS. 1795 SEX WORKERS* AND THEIR PARTNERS WERE COUNSELED ON HIV TESTING AND 1259 WERE TESTED*.HIV HOTLINE - OPERATE A DIGITAL RESOURCE MAP AND TOLL-FREE INFORMATION HOTLINE TO HELP CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT HIV/AIDS TO HIV MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN BUKAVU, DRC. THE HOTLINE ANSWERED 1054 CALLS* FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROVIDED ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS ON HIV TRANSMISSION, STIGMA, AND SEXUAL HEALTH AS WELL AS PROVIDED CALLERS WITH THE PHYSICAL ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF LOCAL HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SUCH AS HIV TESTING FACILITIES.POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) - POST RAPE MEDICAL CARE INCLUDING HIV PREVENTION, EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION TREATMENT, AND REFERRAL TO OTHER NEEDED SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE IN SOUTH KIVU PROVINCE, DRC. REAL-TIME SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OVERCOMES BARRIERS TO REACH SURVIVORS WITHIN THE REQUIRED 72 HOURS POST VIOLENCE. 3973 SURVIVORS* PRESENTED FOR CARE IN 84 CLINICS* OPERATED IN NORTH KIVU, SOUTH KIVU, AND KINSHASA.MALNUTRITION-COMMUNITY BASED SCREENING, MEDICAL TREATMENT AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATIONS FOR MODERATE AND SEVERELY MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN GOMA, DRC. 934 CHILDREN* RECEIVED CARE.NEWBORN CARE TRAIN NURSES ON ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE, COLLECT STATISTICS ON BIRTHS AND MATERNAL AND NEONATAL MORTALITY TO HELP IMPROVE CARE QUALITY, AND HOME VISITS TO HIGH RISK INFANTS TO PREVENT FURTHER MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. GLOBAL STRATEGIES COLLECTS DAILY DATA ON BIRTHS AND DEATHS AT THE NURSERIES USING REMOTE DIGITAL DATA COLLECTION. 1069 BABIES* WERE CARED FOR AT THE PANZI NICU IN BUKAVU, DRC AND 1852 BABIES* AT HEAL AFRICA HOSPITALS NICU IN GOMA, DRC. AT HEAL AFRICA HOSPITAL AND STAR OF THE SEA IN MONROVIA LIBERIA CONDUCTED 554 HOME VISITS* TO HIGH RISK NEWBORNS.

HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY: EXPENSE: $320,721GLOBAL STRATEGIES DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS THAT HELP OUR PARTNERS OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES OF THEIR LIMITED RESOURCE SETTINGS. WE FOCUS ON USING SIMPLE AND SCALABLE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALLOW HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO TRACK THEIR OUTCOMES IN REAL-TIME USING CLOUD-BASED DATA COLLECTION SOFTWARE AND ANALYSIS TOOLS. WE HELP OUR PARTNERS ESTABLISH BASELINE DATA IN NEONATAL MORTALITY RATES AND STILLBIRTH RATES. ADDITIONALLY, WE USE TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK INVENTORY OF CRITICAL SUPPLIES AND PREDICT STOCK NEEDS OVER TIME. WE ALSO WORK TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN CARE DELIVERY AND DATA COLLECTION BY DEVELOPING SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT FACILITATE CARE DELIVERY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY COLLECTING DATA THAT GUIDES RESOURCE ALLOCATION. GLOBAL STRATEGIES DEVELOPED OUR OWN NEONATAL DECISION SUPPORT TOOL, CALLED NOVIGUIDE, WHICH WE ARE NOW FIELD-TESTING.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION:EXPENSE: $85,913GLOBAL STRATEGIES FOLLOWS THE HIGHEST STANDARD IN MONITORING AND EVALUATING PROJECTS USING A COMBINATION OF DIRECT SITE VISITS AND INNOVATIVE REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS. OUR WORK IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY. GLOBAL STRATEGIES COLLECTS DAILY DATA FROM SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE PARTS OF AFRICA TO FILL CRITICAL DATA GAPS AND IMPROVE THE DATA COLLECTION CAPACITY OF LOCAL PARTNERS.