Name of applicant

Ms.ISMAYILOVA (AMIROVA) Aynura  

Position and workplace

Senior researcher, Scientific research institute of obstetrics and gynecology

Project title

“Printing informative material – Mother and Child Health (MCH) handbook on increasing awareness pregnant woman and her family about MCH as a main aim of improving MCH in Azerbaijan”

Project goal and background

The project considers printing of MCH handbook as a tool for social inclusion persons such as refugees, migrants, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities and the poor, as well as for provision of continuous mother and child care. The publication of MCH handbook is designed for pregnant woman and her family in Baku and remote regions (Lenkoran and Guba regions) of Azerbaijan. It is planned to introduce MCH handbook to pregnant women in Lenkoran and Guba remote regions at the first visit for antenatal care.

Project result

Separate handbook for pregnant and infant is provided in remote regions, which is a tool integrates key services across the continuum of health care from pregnancy till the child.