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<p>During its project period (January 2009 to June 2012) the Maternal, Neonatal and Child Survival Project assisted 145,000 poor rural women with skilled attendants during delivery. Additionally 390,000 new-borns were breastfed within one hour of birth.</p><p>The project was implemented by BRAC (previously known as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) and the United Nations Children's Fund with support from the Department for International Development, Australian Aid and the Royal Norwegian Embassy.</p> |