Africa Child Survival Initiative Combatting Childhood Communicable Diseases:Project Report

摘要

Activities of the recently concluded Africa Child Survival Initiative --Combatting Childhood Communicable Diseases (ACSI-CCCD) Project (1982-1993) are summarized in this report by one of the project's lead implementors, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. According to the report, the project helped participating African countries to make great progress in two major technical interventions: improving the quantity, quality, and effectiveness of immunization; and promoting oral rehydration therapy as a key strategy for reducing mortality from diarrheal disease. Efforts to improve malaria control were less successful, although major contributions were made in the areas of problem definition and policy development. ACSI-CCCD also made substantial achievements in the areas of health information management, health worker training, and operations research. This report provides brief country-by-country summaries of the project's major activities and achievements, along with statistical profiles (comparing country health statistics in 1985 and 1993) and project timelines. The twelve countries covered are Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Congo. Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Swaziland, Togo, and Zaire. Included are numerous charts and graphs, and a list of project publications, categorized by activity.