Options has strong experience working in Cambodia. See below for examples of Options' significant programmes.

 

Cambodia

Maternal and reproductive health in Cambodia
Options is managing the DFID-funded Reducing Maternal Mortality Programme (RMMP) 2006–2010, working alongside the Government’s Health Sector Support Programme. RMMP is helping to reduce maternal mortality rates by increasing the poor’s access to affordable maternal health services, improving access to safe abortion care and long-term family planning. Options developed and delivered a programme to assess, upgrade and renovate facilities to minimum operating standards. This programme involves the training and equipping of providers who are then supported by RMMPs quality assurance team. Options provide long and short term TA to develop the curriculum and relevant protocols and has supported the government of Cambodia to deliver the training and quality assurance strategy.

During the time Options has been delivering RMMP, there has been an overall 69% increase in women using safe abortion services, exceeding the project’s original target . RMMP has ensured that comprehensive abortion care services are now available in 13 selected hospitals and the remainder provide basic abortion care. Since the programme began, safe abortion services have been provided to 23,057 women by 345 trained health workers and RMMP has successfully advocated for abortion – with a focus on equity of access by the poor – be included in the national health sector plan 2008–2015.

Urban Health Project

Options managed the DFID-funded Urban Health Project, 1999–2003. The Urban Health Project was part of the Government’s wider programme of health sector reform. The Urban Health Project worked to increase utilisation of good quality, affordable health services, particularly by urban poor people. The Urban Health Project developed mechanisms to manage the interface between the public and private health sectors. Public sector health providers were contracted to provide quality basic health care outreach services to urban poor communities and an approved providers scheme which accredited private medical providers was established along with a continuous medical education programme.