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Developed by the Support to the Safe Motherhood Programme (SSMP), this website provides information about the maternal and newborn health situation in Nepal. SSMP works with national and international partners, including the Nepal government, implementing a variety of programmes to make motherhood safer for all women across the country and to ensure the health and survival of their babies. Research and evaluation reports, policy information and other working documents can be found in the resources section, and website addresses for other organisations active here are listed in the contacts section. 
 
SSMP is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), based on an agreement signed with the Government of Nepal in October 2004. It is managed by the UK company Options Consultancy, leading a team of three organisations known as the Options Consortium, which also includes HLSP Consulting Ltd (UK) and Organisation Development Centre (ODC) in Nepal.

SSMP is uniquely designed to work directly with the Nepal Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), supporting the National Safe Motherhood Programme through an integrated mix of direct financial aid and technical assistance. This follows and builds on the DFID funded Nepal Safer Motherhood Project (NSMP), 1997-2004. SSMP/Options technical advisers are based in the Department of Health Services (DoHS) working closely with government colleagues on central policy and planning issues. Five implementation partners have also been managing different programme activities in a total of 19 districts, working with local NGO and government partners.

SSMP is due to close at the end of June 2010 and these next few months are a time of consolidation of activities, evaluating and documenting programme learning gained over five years of working with partners and government colleagues. Visit this site regularly for news about dissemination activities and to see the latest reports.

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