By Impact & Design Team | KIT International
During the COVID-19 pandemic period, mothers in Uganda have been greatly affected, transportation services have declined and the number of women who have been accessing healthcare has reduced. Prior to the ease of lockdown, women were experiencing a number of challenges, including facing harassment when trying to access health facilities.
Our Field Partner, S.O.U.L., has been running a hospital outreach program during this period, meeting with pregnant women and lactating mothers, encouraging them to access care during the early stages of pregnancy and the postnatal period. They also distribute birthing kits, face masks, prenatal vitamins and antimalarial soap to mothers throughout the community.
Sophie, a maternal health educator and midwife for S.O.U.L., pictured here, has “seen how critical it is to supply these materials and to make sure the mothers are given knowledge and protective gear which are important in providing care and protection to children.”
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