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Malawi Success Stories 2012

As one of the SHOPS project’s most comprehensive country programs, the SHOPS team in Malawi has initiated activities with multiple groups in the health sector. During the first program year, SHOPS has built a strong foundation for dialogue and a network of both public and private health sector stakeholders who are now working towards a common objective of ensuring better health for all Malawians. This report compiles a number of success stories from the first program year, during which SHOPS:

• Established public-private partnerships in health
• Optimized the service level agreements between the Ministry of Health and CHAM
• Improved the sustainability of CHAM units through assessment and direct technical assistance
• Identified and mapped private health providers in Malawi
• Mobilized private suppliers and providers to respond to a cholera outbreak in 2012
• Improved access to family planning services by strengthening private provider's financial and business management
• Assisted the Malawi medical council and the nurses and midwives council to set standards of care
• Supported health professional associations to strengthen their advocacy and communication roles