Save Pregnant Women from Malaria in Uganda

QUARTERLY REPORT FOR APRIL-JUNE ON SUPPORT SAVE 750 PREGNANT MOTHERS FROM MALARIA IN UGANDA

Summary

This is April – June quarterly activity and status report on “support Save 750 Pregnant women from malaria in Uganda” project in Kibuku district. The goal of the project is to contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality rates. The project is implemented in the district of Kibuku,” is reliant on financial support from donors under the GlobalGiving and Kagumu Community. KADO is grateful to all donors and the community for the support that contributed to the realization of these quarterly results.  A total of 200 pregnant mothers received Health education, 100 mothers received a LLIN each and was found out that 87% had adopted best Health practices during pregnancy

 Achievements

In this quarter, KADO managed to achieve the following results: -

1. A total of 200 pregnant mothers received Health education
2. Procured 150 medium long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets and 283 mothers received a LLIN each
3. Monitored and evaluated a total of 200 mothers who received health education during the quarter and it were found out that 87% had adopted best Health practices during pregnancy.
4. Procured 80 doses of malaria drug for mothers
5. Procured malaria test kits from ministry of health and tested 115 pregnant mothers

KADO also provided ANC and delivery services to the mothers who come to the health facility for these services. Some of the mothers who are not reached during outreaches of malaria screening and also those from other facilities who come to the health Centre when their ANC appointment days have reached, they are worked upon at the health facility.

The following are the results for the mothers worked upon at the facility during ANC visits.

NB Malaria prevention was always streamlined and all these mothers who came for ANC were screened for malaria and LLINs provided to them. 

The statistics shown below is for the pregnant mothers who were screened for Malaria during their ANC visits

Challenges

• Untimely drug supply to Health facilities.   
• KADO is a donor dependent organization, and releases little from its income generating activities to procure LLINS, spray doom and medical drugs and supplies.
• Limited funding which limits the supplies to be procured.

Recommendations

i)                   KADO requests all partners to raise support to enhance provision of malaria prevention services to the pregnant mothers to reduce on the maternal mortality rates and infant mortality rate.

ii)                 KADO requests for continuous support supervision and continuous workshops or seminars on new modes of service delivery and obtaining of more donors.