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Improving Maternal and Newborn care in Myanmar
Sector: Public Health
Date Range: 2005-current
Location(s): Laputta Township, Myanmar
Organization: Merlin International
Merlin International implemented a PD informed health project in Laputta Township, Myanmar. The project was aimed at two village tracks, included 30 villages, reaching a population of 350,000 people. With the goal of improving maternal, newborn, and childcare the PD project produced a street theater attended by 500 people.
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- Program Summary: Use of the PD Approach in Maternal and Newborn Care in Myanmar
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PD Hearth Project in Indonesia
Sector: Nutrition
Location(s): Indonesia
Organization: USAID
From 2003 – 2008, USAID funded five international NGOs, (CARE, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mercy Corps (MC), Save the Children US (SC), and World Vision International (WVI)), to implement Positive Deviance in Indonesia as part of food security programs. Together, the five NGOs reached 9,997 children across the country. Of this number, 59.6% gained 200g between admission into the program (Day 1) and graduation from the program (Day 10). Of 4,847 participants who were weighed again at the end of the month, 45% had gained the recommended 400g. Results differed slightly (but not significantly) between implementers; however, they differed dramatically between different communities.
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