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PharmaAccess International

PharmAccess is an international NGO that believes in doing healthcare better. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, they work to improve healthcare markets so they deliver for all so people can access better care, live healthier lives, and reach their full potential. With headquarters in Amsterdam and most of its staff based in four country offices across Africa, PharmAccess is an international NGO with a history of reimagining what is possible. PharamaAccess challenges the notion that exclusion from healthcare is an inevitable consequence of living in poorer countries and identifies the opportunities and partners – both private and public, needed to bring about transformation. This means mobilizing private and public resources, measuring and improving the quality of services, and reaching even the most excluded people with financing options to pay for care.

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Grants PharmaAccess International has worked on

A maternal mental health intervention for pregnant women in low-resource settings in Kenya

  • Knowledge Activation Grants

A maternal mental health intervention for pregnant women in low-resource settings in Kenya. The study found a high need for mental health support among perinatal women in the study region, with more than one-third of screened women showing depressive symptoms. The pilot showed that integrating a contextualized group-based mental health intervention within routine antenatal care settings in primary healthcare was feasible. The policy brief provides several recommendations to policymakers, the community, and pregnant mothers in western Kenya to enhance their access to much-needed mental health support.

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