Healthy Mothers and Babies in Guatemala (Utz’ Na’n) Factsheet

Healthy Mothers and Babies in Guatemala (Utz’ Na’n) Factsheet

With funding from a private foundation, MSH is leading the Utz’ Na’n consortium along with three partners: PIES de Occidente, the Observatory of Sexual and Reproductive Health (OSAR), and the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. Focusing on 24 rural, primarily indigenous districts of San Marcos and Quetzaltenango, Utz’ Na’n works closely with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance at the national and departmental levels and with the communities themselves, including traditional midwifery associations. Based on the identified needs, Utz’ Na’n is focusing on three objectives: