Sudan
HealthBRAC health care for 30,000 people in S. Sudan
BRAC health care for 30,000 people in S. Sudan
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This community health promoter (CHP) is on her daily rounds. The CHP is a member of her village’s microfinance village organization, chosen by the local community, and provided with training in essential health care. She is responsible for ensuring that 10-12 households per day have access to health services and medicines.
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Village organization meeting
This community health promoter is following her lesson plan for the week and educating women group members on critical health matters such as child health, use of family planning methods, water and sanitation, and pregnancy.
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Teaching on critical health issues
This community health promoter is encouraging village organization group members to talk about how to identify and prevent common diseases such as malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS. Through effective health education and practiced preventative measures, the health status in Southern Sudan will begin to rise.
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Promoting HIV/AIDS awareness
This community health promoter is teaching village organization group members about how to prevent HIV/AIDS.
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HIV/AIDS awareness teaching materials
BRAC community health promoters use teaching tools, like this visual flip chart, to effectively and efficiently disseminate critical health information to community members.
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Community health promoter distributing medicines
This community health promoter is providing advice and dispensing appropriate medicines to treat basic health illnesses found in the general population such as anemia, diarrhea, dysentery, common cold, ringworm, hyperacidity, and scabies among others.
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Providing antenatal care
This community health volunteer is conducting a regular check up on a pregnant woman. BRAC community health volunteers are trained to provide antenatal care to pregnant women, deliver babies, and care for neonates and newborns.
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