{"id":5272,"date":"2023-08-14T15:13:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/?page_id=5272"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:52:04","slug":"contribution-to-national-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/contribution-to-national-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Contribution to National Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"subpageBanner\" style=\"display:\">\n    <div class=\"subpageBannerBlock figure_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_banner_sante_mat_inf.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2500\/800;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_banner_sante_mat_inf.png 2500w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_banner_sante_mat_inf-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_banner_sante_mat_inf-1024x328.png 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_banner_sante_mat_inf-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_banner_sante_mat_inf-1536x492.png 1536w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_banner_sante_mat_inf-2048x655.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\n        <div class=\"subpageBannerWrap\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div>\n                        <span class=\"bannerHead\"><\/span>\n                        <h1>Contribution to National Policies <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"picture-caption\">\n                <div class=\"caption-content\"><span>Slawomir Plata<\/span><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n        \/\/ Check if the block exists\n        var bannerSection = $('#subpage-banner-section');\n\n        if (bannerSection.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ Move the block to the end of <main> just before the footer\n            $('main').append(bannerSection); 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Through dialogue and long-standing trust, <b>we support local health ministries<\/b> in implementing health practices that promote healthy lifestyles.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"contentSec\" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"contentBlock\">\n                <h5>What Sets us Apart<\/h5>\n                <ul>\n<li>We strengthen health systems in the countries where we work through local Ministry of Health staff and NGOs.<\/li>\n<li>We work directly with Ministries, without expatriates.<\/li>\n<li>Our projects are <b>respectful of local cultures and sensitivities and are sustainable<\/b>: this means that they continue even after we leave the country when the project ends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"quoteImage rightTextLeftImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"rightTextLeftImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_image_website_mother_with_child-1.png\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_image_website_mother_with_child-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_image_website_mother_with_child-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_image_website_mother_with_child-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_image_website_mother_with_child-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_image_website_mother_with_child-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_image_website_mother_with_child-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Enfants_du_monde_image_website_mother_with_child-1-1536x1536.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption><\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h2>                                Tougma T\u00e9n\u00e9 Sankara <small>Regional Coordinator for Sahelian Africa<\/small>\n                            <\/h2>                            <div class=\"quote\">                                <p>In Burkina Faso, the Ministry of Health has decided to use our childbirth preparation brochure in all the country&#8217;s public facilities.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"contentSec\" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"contentBlock\">\n                <h5>Large-Scale Action<\/h5>\n                <p>Among our health objectives, we aim to support health policies in the countries where we work in order to steer them towards practices and behaviors that respect women, newborns, and children during healthcare. Much remains to be done in many countries: we work with ministries of health to<b> strengthen the capacities of health workers<\/b> while respecting the cultural and personal needs of women and children who seek care.<\/p>\n<p>In concrete terms, we support ministries and local organizations in integrating health promotion into their work, thereby strengthening the national health system. Workshops, meetings, and discussions are developed alongside the relevant authorities and, in some countries, civil society participation in health decisions, as promoted by Enfants du Monde, is now applied at the national level.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section class=\"donation_count\" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"inner_row\">\n            <div class=\"right_img_block\">\n                <div class=\"img_block figure_block\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_RS6526_Bangladesh_femme_1920.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1920;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_RS6526_Bangladesh_femme_1920.png 1920w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_RS6526_Bangladesh_femme_1920-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_RS6526_Bangladesh_femme_1920-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_RS6526_Bangladesh_femme_1920-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_RS6526_Bangladesh_femme_1920-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Enfants_du_monde_website_image_RS6526_Bangladesh_femme_1920-1536x1536.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\n                                            <div class=\"picture-caption\">\n                            <div class=\"caption-content\"><span>Enfants du Monde<\/span><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"left_txt_block\">\n                <div class=\"txt_contents\">\n                    <h3>My Donation Can Make a Real Difference<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"block_txts\">\n                                                    <div class=\"item\">\n                                <span class=\"title\">For example: <\/span>\n                                <p><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"item\">\n                                <span class=\"title\">With 60\u202fCHF, <\/span>\n                                <p>I could provide birth preparation sessions to 11 pregnant women in Madagascar.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"item\">\n                                <span class=\"title\">With 100\u202fCHF, <\/span>\n                                <p>I could support health education for 500 expecting parents in Bangladesh about the risks newborns may face.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"item\">\n                                <span class=\"title\">With 150\u202fCHF, <\/span>\n                                <p>I could help two nurses in Nepal access ongoing professional training to deliver respectful care to mothers and their babies.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/don.edm.ch\/en\" class=\"btnWhite buttonDonation\">\n                                DONATE NOW                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/yellow-line-1.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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