Give the gift of health to a women or child in need
Support the medical visit of a Community Health Worker in Kakamega, Kenya
HPIC has been working in Kenya since 2016. Under the Women's & Children's Health Program, HPIC is helping to increase the access to health care to women and children in need in the Kakamega county. With every GOOD DEED we can mobilize a medical household visit by a Community Healthcare Worker to a community who lacks access to medical care.
Necessity
Access to healthcare services for women and children in Kakamega, Kenya
Activity
Providing a household medical visit by a Community Health Worker
Countable effort
Each GOOD DEED will facilitate one household visit to a women or child in need.
Result
Give access to healthcare services to a community that lacks medical care or the resources to get medical aid.
Systemic effect
Improved health to women and children so that they can thrive and live their best life.
Background
Maternal and newborn deaths are a major public health problem in Kenya. In 2020, the maternal mortality ratio was 530 deaths per 100,000 live births. This is much higher than the global average of 223 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Given the current annual births, this means that there are nearly 5000 women and girls dying annually due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. The ratio of babies who die in the first month of life (neonatal deaths) is also higher than the global average.
The good deed
The GOOD DEED will allow a woman or child to receive the medical visit of a Community Health Worker. Many people in the Kakamega community lack resources and access to medical care. The GOOD DEED will give many women and children the gift of health and help to address the significant number of maternal and newborn deaths in Kenya.
Challenge
Our goal is to reach as many women and children under five with healthcare services in Kakamega, Kenya with our GOOD DEED. Maternal and newborn deaths are a major concern and health problem in Kenya. The ratio of babies who die in the first month of life (neonatal deaths) is higher than the global average. By incorporating household visits in the most remote of places in this community we are working to restore health. These household visits conducted by the Community Health Volunteer to provide health outreach, education, and awareness will address challenges of women and children in the community. This will also strengthening timely detection, referral, and follow-up of the Maternal, Newborn and Children’s Health (MNCH) cases from the community to the nearest health facilities.
About Kakamega, Kenya
Capital Nairobi
Kakamega
1,867,579
population
second largest city
of Kenya
Life Expectancy
Kenya
63.83 years
40.1 children
from 1,000
under age 5
die
down from 320
in 1950
Kenya is a country in East Africa. It encompasses savannah, lake lands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley and mountain highlands.
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