Healthy Diets for Healthy Communities in Cameroon

This programme continues to attract more communities as the pregnant women and households are in the frontline of beneficiaries.  More and more, the programme is expanding to other related areas of activities.

 Nutrition – Radio program

• During this quarter, eight (8) radio slots were prepared and aired over radio Bonakanda with lots of contributions and messages of appreciation received from our listeners around Ekona, Muyuka and Banga Bakundu.

 Accompanying mothers for healthy babies 

• We reached out to 138 pregnant women during weekly health talks and followed up calls and reminders on their next rendezvous for Antenatal Care.
• Motivational health messages were to 138 women.
• We educated and influenced some women to do ultra sound (echography) during pregnancy and the number of women who do ultra sound has been increased.
• Delivered messages on eating habits in order to encourage the women to include fruits and vegetables in their daily meals.

Women with very low hemoglobin (Hb) were encouraged to feed well, eat more vegetables and fruits and also take their blood supplements as prescribed by the doctor which helped in changing their status.

The team visited Solidarity Youths one of the groups in Maumu interested in the nutrition training, and planned for a training which is still to happen.

Thanks to our GlobalGiving donors for all that this programme has realized in the lives of the beneficiary households in the South West Region of Cameroon.