All children born with optimal health to healthy mothers, and into families where they are wanted and nurtured.
Mission To minimise illness and death among mothers and their children.
Overview The Maternal & Child Health Unit (MCH) has its roots in the early Community Health Services that provided health care to pregnant women and their children. The unit was established in September 1992, in response to the WHO Global Strategy of health for all by the year 2000 (1977), which encouraged increased emphasis on maternal and child health services.
MCH is responsible for the development and co-ordination of the health services for women, and their children. Its broad scope encompasses all the divisions, facilities and arenas that help to ensure the health, safety and well-being of the maternal and child health population.
MCH is administered by the National Maternal and Child Health Care Co-ordinator, under the direction of and in collaboration with a Maternal Consultant and a Paediatric Consultant. The technical arm of the programme is the Maternal and Child Health Technical Advisory Group (MCH-TAG) which is responsible for policy formulation and establishment of guidelines. The MCH-TAG is chaired by the Chief Medical Officer, assisted by the Director of Public Health. The body is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of, the MCH Coordinator, the Child Health Consultant, obstetric and gynaecology, paediatrics and neo-natology Heads of Department and executive and administrative staff. <<see more>>
Contact Us
Poncianna Hill Building, Meeting Street
The Department of Public Health
P. O. Box N-3730
Nassau, The Bahamas
Telephone: 502-4835, Fax: 502-4874
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