Maternal Referral and Newborn Care Access Plan

Project name

Maternal Referral and Newborn Care Access Plan

Health / Maternal Care · Ethiopia

Project background

Maternal Referral and Newborn Care Access Plan is a controlled commercial social-impact service plan for Ethiopia. It responds to a documented need: Maternal and newborn outcomes depend on timely referral, qualified care and continuity after delivery. The project is not represented as field execution, a charity donation, or a promise of a specific beneficiary outcome. Its public purpose is to define a responsible, testable pathway by which a qualified partner could deliver a limited, beneficiary-focused service after location, legal route, current needs, prices, safety conditions and final budget have been validated.

Current public evidence and market conditions must be refreshed before any activation because access, local capacity, prices, security, public services and the availability of comparable support can change quickly. Care2Luck will use this framework to avoid duplication, unsafe delivery, unsupported claims and exposure of beneficiaries. A plan can advance only when the beneficiary need, local partner capacity, protection measures, supply chain, complaints channel, monitoring method and payment controls have all passed project-specific review.

Project objectives

• Improve safe, timely and equitable access to the approved health / maternal care service for eligible beneficiaries.
• Reduce the practical access barrier identified through the current local assessment.
• Provide beneficiaries with a clear, dignified route to relevant support or qualified referral.

Target population

• People and households in the approved Ethiopia pilot area who meet the published need and eligibility criteria.
• Children, caregivers, persons with disabilities and other groups facing an identified access barrier, where relevant to the approved service package.
• Individuals requiring a safe referral to a qualified local provider when the approved service cannot meet the need directly.

Service content

• The beneficiary-facing service package specified for Maternal Referral and Newborn Care Access Plan.
• Clear, accessible information and a confidential feedback or referral route.
• Reasonable accommodations for children, persons with disabilities and other groups facing access barriers where relevant.

Delivery model

1. 01

   A verified local partner confirms eligibility using non-discriminatory criteria and minimum necessary data.

2. 02

   Services are delivered through an approved, safe and locally suitable channel.

3. 03

   Exceptions, referrals and complaints are documented and resolved through a defined escalation route.

Protection requirements

• Apply informed consent, safeguarding, non-discrimination and a staff code of conduct.
• Never require a beneficiary’s image, identity, personal story or precise location in exchange for service.
• Use a confidential complaints mechanism and publish only de-identified aggregate updates.

Supply-chain controls

• Screen partners, payment recipients, suppliers and subcontractors before contracting or payment.
• Separate procurement, receipt verification and payment approval; retain auditable records.
• Reconfirm availability, price, quality, access and delivery evidence for each approved cycle.

Monitoring indicators

• Eligible beneficiaries reached and service completion rate, reported only in aggregate.
• Timeliness, quality exceptions, referral completion and complaint resolution time.
• Procurement variance, reconciliation completeness and corrective actions.

Cost framework

• Direct beneficiary service goods or provider fees.
• Local delivery, accessibility, safeguarding and referral coordination.
• Due diligence, monitoring, reporting, payment processing and documented contingency.

Project pause conditions

• Partner, recipient, supplier, payment path or required authorization cannot be verified.
• Safety, quality, access, safeguarding, privacy or lawful-transfer conditions fall below the approved threshold.
• Records cannot be reconciled, a serious incident occurs, or material changes require reapproval.