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Help Improve Health of Mothers & Children, Darfur
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Summary
In northern Darfur, over 200,000 mothers and young children suffer from malnutrition and lack of medical aid. RI's mobile medical clinics provide health services to more than 72,000 displaced people.
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How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $14,680 was raised for this project.
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Received $14,680 from 115 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Much of Darfur suffers from malnutrition due to inadequate food supply and nutritional content. Health issues stemming from this situation are causing serious problems for expectant mothers. Youth mortality is very high. Our health/nutrition program is working to eradicate both problems among young children and mothers.
Activities
Relief International is working to support the nutritional status of malnourished children (5-year-olds) as well as women who are pregnant or lactating. RI is also providing health services to nearly 100,000 women and children in IDP camps.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $14,680
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding.
Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as
indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the
"Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $14,680. The original project funding goal was $65,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Through permanent clinics, regular medical treatment, reproductive health support, nutritional supplements and health training of community health workers and birth attendants, RI is improving the health condition of mothers and children.
Project Message
Through supplementary feedings, rehabitation of health facilities and the training of local health staff, thousands of lives can be saved. Darfurian women and children need your support
- Sudan Country Director, Relief International
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on August 21, 2007.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 05, 2006.
Latest Update from the Field
Progress Report August 2007: Help Improve Health of Mothers and Children, Darfur
By Elizabeth Ross - Program Officer, August 21, 2007 02:08 PM
Support from Global Giving donors has allowed RI to expand the services of the Zam Zam Camp clinic, which serves more than 50,000 displaced people, and to provide training and supplies to 7 additional village-run health facilities. Expanding access and care has truly benefited the people of North Darfur. The number of pregnant women visiting RI safe motherhood units for prenatal checkups has steadily increased by 4% from August 2006 to June 2007. This marks a remarkable outreach achievement for community health workers who have been conducting awareness-raising programs for tribal and religious leaders. The RI midwives are also responsible for increased prenatal care, as they have been conducting activities during household visits to promote the importance of 3 prenatal visits for good mother-baby health.
As a result of overwhelming public support, RI’s field team has been able to provide 65,000 consultations in the past 6 months through the Zam Zam clinic and the 7others. Children under 5 years of age accounted for approximately 42% of all consultations. Children in Darfur suffer illness and even death as a result of severe diarrhea caused by poor water and sanitation and hygiene. Due to hygiene promotion activities provided by RI clinics, including education of mothers on the treatment of diarrhea, cases of severe dehydration due to diarrhea have decreased by 2% from August 2006 to June 2007 in RI clinics. Overall, the 8 clinics have reached. 5,800 schoolchildren, 50 school teachers, and more than 1,500 women with lifesaving outreach.
Community education campaigns have also focused on raising awareness about prevention of HIV/AIDS. From August 2006 to June 2007, RI’s health team conducted education activities for 120 community and tribal leaders, community health workers, and youth on HIV/AIDS prevention. These representative leaders were empowered to deliver key HIV/AIDS messages to their villages.
Note: Because this program has expanded to include Relief International’s Zam Zam clinic, this profile will be replaced with a new one on Global Giving. Please see this profile, entitled “Zam Zam Clinic in Darfur - Healthcare for +50,000,” coming soon, to donate to the cause.
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