The project aims to improve access to healthcare for 816 children, 425 women, and the entire 1500 rural population of Bakwa and nearby communities (Assaka, Batanga, Ikwebo), by constructing and equip the Bakwa Integrated Health Center. The project will significantly increase access and uptake of antenatal care among pregnant women, reduce maternal and infant mortality, and improve the overall health outcomes of the population.
Access to healthcare in the Bakwa community is a significant challenge, with pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers resorting to unsafe herbal remedies due to a lack of ANC services. Women and children trek for long distances to access healthcare. The long distances to healthcare facilities, up to 80km, have led to 50 deaths, 10 women giving birth along roadsides without medical assistance. There is an urgent need to improve access to healthcare in this community to save lives.
The project will construct and equip the Bakwa Integrated Health Centre. This will improve healthcare access for 816 children, 425 women, the elderly, and the entire population of Bakwa and the nearby communities (Batanga, Assaka, and Ikwebo). Women will have access to antenatal care and basic healthcare services, thus reducing maternal and infant mortality.
The project will improve access to basic healthcare for the population of Bakwa and nearby communities (Batanga, Assaka, and Ikwebo). Pregnant women and children will gain access to timely antenatal care services, thus reducing maternal and infant mortality.
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