Improving Institutional Efficiency within MiFamilia

Two simple interventions produced the immediate results of reduced client wait times and dramatically improved information sharing efficiency at one MiFamilia center in Nicaragua. Managua, Nicaragua. Set on the edge of the bustling Mercado Oriental, the largest open-air market in Central America, is the Delegación Oriental de MiFamilia. It is a small building on a relatively empty side street, providing an unusually quiet respite from the chaos of the market space. MiFamilia is the federal government ministry that provides social services to children, adolescents, women, and vulnerable population groups.

Pioneering Openness in HIV/AIDS Awareness

The Pemba Island Relief Organization (PIRO) won a grant from the Rapid Funding Envelope (RFE) in 2005 aimed at raising awareness and providing education on HIV/AIDS on the island of Pemba.

Business Planning for Health within Municipalities

Yalí is a municipality of 27,000 residents spread out over a large area. More than 80 percent of the population is in rural areas, mostly growing coffee and other agricultural products. Faced with a limited tax base, insufficient support from a country struggling to develop, and a remote location that makes development aid difficult to reach, Yalí has faced many challenges. In late 2005, a team of municipal leaders participated in a program called Business Planning for Health (BPH), sponsored by USAID.

Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) and the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) are faith-based umbrella organizations that oversee more than 400 hospitals, health centers, and other clinics. Together with the Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau, they provide nearly half the medical services in Uganda.
 

The Virtual Strategic Planning Program assists a Nicaraguan organization in mapping out a successful future. Profamilia operates through 16 clinics to provide family planning and reproductive health services to many of the most underserved regions of Nicaragua. It is the second-largest supplier of family planning services in the country after the Ministry of Health.