2014

EMERGENCY CARE FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN

2014

AMREF HEALTH AFRICA

Amref Health Africa, headquartered in Kenya, is the largest health development organisation in Africa. Its programmes reach more than 10 million people annually. We funded Amref to increase children’s access to quality care in hard-to-reach regions of South Senegal. We also funded its subsidiary, Amref Flying Doctors, to provide medical humanitarian aid in South Sudan.

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CHALLENGE

A little more than two years after gaining its independence, South Sudan descended into a devastating civil war. Throughout the conflict, which started in December 2013, armed groups deliberately targeted civilians with violence, destruction of property and looting. The conflict fuelled famine and caused large-scale displacement of civilians inside and outside its borders.

ACTION

AMREF Flying Doctors provided access to maternal healthcare for mothers and children displaced in the hard-to-reach Reggo district of Terekeka County. Services included antenatal visits for pregnant women, support during childbirth from qualified health workers and treatment for children suffering from malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea.

The district’s main nine health centres were also supplied with essential equipment and medicines, including antibiotics, fortified foods, and micronutrient supplements.

IMPACT

4,616

MOTHERS AND CHILDREN

accessed maternal healthcare services

130

HEALTH WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF VILLAGE HEALTH COMMITTEES

were trained in maternal and child health, and malaria prevention