Impact bond project: INDIGO-POJ-0015

Result level: Outcome level
Outcomes achieved: 1221
Description of result: The DIB successfully equipped 10 hospitals to deliver quality KMC, trained 47 neonatal clinicians and 121 community health workers to support carers to use KMC with low-birth-weight and pre-term babies. As a result, 1,221 babies received quality KMC, 28% percent above the DIB target of 951 babies. Hospital clinicians reported high levels of patient satisfaction and lower infant morbidity and mortality at programme hospitals, although this was not independently assessed. The Cameroon Ministry of Public Health is now working to embed national roll-out of KMC in their strategy for Maternal and Newborn health.

Result level: Outcome level
Outcomes achieved: 0.8
Description of result: 80% of babies were exclusively breastfed at point of discharge from hospital and 80% percent of babies returning for check-ups showed appropriate weight gain at 40 weeks gestational age. Hospital clinicians reported high levels of patient satisfaction and lower infant morbidity and mortality at programme hospitals, although this was not independently assessed. The Cameroon Ministry of Public Health is now working to embed national roll-out of KMC in their strategy for Maternal and Newborn health.