Improve Maternal and Child health in Ave, Ghana

Summary

To improve maternal and child health care through the establishment of a medical lab, equipped with an ultrasound scan enabling accurate diagnosis of diseases for prompt treatment and referral.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Ave, a rural community in Ghana has very limited access to health care facilities. The lack of adequate health care significantly contributes to the high child and maternal mortality rate caused by untreated malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea, anemia and complicated pregnancies. A medical lab and an ultrasound scan at the Ave Health Station will enable accurate diagnosis of common diseases and complicated pregnancies resulting in prompt treatment and referrals.

How will this project solve this problem?

A Medical lab to address lack of accurate diagnosis of common diseases. An ultrasound scan to diagnose and manage high-risk pregnancies. The purchase and distribution of 1000 treated bed nets to nursing mothers and pregnant women.

Potential Long Term Impact

Increased availability to medical diagnosis and treatment for women and children.Improved health and well-being for children and mothers.Early identification of complicated pregnancy and prompt referral. Reduction in Maternal and Child mortality.

Project Message

The use of improvised medical equipment plays an important role in our primary health care, however, it also puts many women and their children at considerable risk. Please, support our cause now.
- Mrs. Veronica Torku, Midwife

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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