Project beneficiaries at Onura sub village Sudan
Photo from Progress Report 'Hope Ofiriha is permanent member of GlobalGiving community'
Five children sharing one mosquito net
In Omilling Boma Sudan - one mosquito net can be shared by 5 children to avoid mosquito bite which is
the main source of malaria. This solution was introduced by Red Cross volunteer who visited Onura earlier this year when he came with an NGo to install a water pump at newly built health-care post.
training on treating a mosquito net
Malaria continues to be a major community health problem in Omilling Boma, and is one of major causes of morbidity and mortality in the community. Women are trained on how to treat insecticide- treated mosquito net with the aim of reducing the mortality risk because of getting malaria.
Input services at local healthcare post.
At the moment malaria treatments are given out to every patient who shows symptoms of malaria even though they may be suffering from some other diseases. This patient is being treated for malaria without being tested due to lack of testing facilities at health post.
Local health post
Expectant women waiting to give birth to new babies with a delivery bed and delivery kit in local built maternity unit.
