This project will help complete the construction and equipping of the Bakwa Integrated Health Center, improve access to healthcare for 816 children, 425 women, and the entire 1500 rural population of Bakwa and nearby communities (Assaka, Batanga, Ikwebo) lacking access to healthcare. Pregnant women, young girls, the elderly will gain access to basic healthcare. This will help increase ANC uptake, reduce maternal and infant mortality, and improve the overall healthcare status of women.
Access to healthcare in the Bakwa community is a significant challenge, with pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers resorting to unsafe herbal remedies due to lack of access to antenatal care. The long distances to healthcare facilities, up to 80km, have led to 50 deaths, 10 women giving birth along roadsides without medical assistance (source: interview with 20 women in this community), exacerbating maternal and infant mortality rates.
The project involves completing the construction and equipping of the Bakwa Integrated Health Centre. This will improve healthcare access for 816 children, 425 women, the elderly, and the entire 1500 rural population of Bakwa and the nearby communities (Batanga, Assaka, and Ikwebo) lacking healthcare access.
- The project will improve access to basic healthcare for 425 women, 816 children, the elderly and the entire 1500 rural population of Bakwa, improving the overall healthcare status of the population. - Pregnant women will gain access to timely ANC services, hence reducing maternal and infant mortality. - The population in the nearby communities (Batanga, Assaka, and Ikwebo) will also gain improved access to basic healthcare.
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