Context
The nearest health centre is often several days’ walk away. Vaccination and pregnancy follow-up in settlements remain far below the national average.
Objectives
- Bring primary healthcare closer to families
- Improve vaccination coverage for children under 5
- Reduce pregnancy and childbirth risks
Area of intervention
Sibiti district and surroundings, Lékoumou department
Beneficiaries
Pregnant women, mothers and children under 5 from indigenous and rural communities
Actions
- Monthly mobile clinic rounds
- Training community relays
- Malnutrition screening
- Referral to partner health centres
Results
- Active relays in every village covered
- More women attending antenatal visits
Key figures
18
villages covered
140
relays trained
2 600
consultations per year
Provisional figures, being verified.
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Project partners
- UNICEF
- Gouvernement de la République du Congo