Providing liFe saving health interventions in election-related violence affected areas

SPONSORED BY

WHO - CERF

LOCATION:

Bambari and Grimari Sub-Prefectures

DURATION

August-November 2021

Main Activities carried out

- Intense activities of mobile clinics
- Activities focused on curative consultations and the provision of care to pregnant women breastfeeding women, children under 5 years of age and referencing of urgent cases. Routine screening of children with 6 to 59 months, IEC and management of PF.
- Referrals and counter referrals. Children with serious medical complications and adults with other serious medical conditions were referred to and cared for in the nearest setting.
- Community Awareness of FP, STI Prevention and Covid-19 Awareness Sessions were conducted in advance of each activity on FP, STI Prevention and Covid-19 Awareness to engage the community in behavior change.

THE TEAM ON SITE

Sequence of activities

As a reminder, the main objective of this project is to carry out activities in the field of primary health mobile clinics strategy to save lives in displaced and host communities affected by the post-election conflicts in the Bambari and Grimari-Kouango Health Districts. In order to ensure better implementation and better ownership of all planned activities, and to better respond to needs of affected communities and, finally, for better coordination with other partners in the area, the management team has held regular consultations with other partners in the area and has regularly participated in coordination meetings of humanitarian actors in Bambari to share information:
1) Mobile clinics:
To date, 28 mobile clinic sessions have been conducted by the 02 project teams based at Bambari and Grimari. 17 localities were affected and the majority of the axes identified under this project have also covered include:
- DS Sanitaire Bambari: Bambari-Grimari axis, Bambari-Bakala axis and Bambari-Kouango axis
- DS Sanitaire Grimari: Grimari-Bakala axis, Grimari-Kouango axis, Grimari-Sibut axis and Grimari-Bakala axis
2) Targeted Fosas
The patients referred are referred to the targeted FOSAs, namely:
The Siou CS, the Gbakomalepa CS, the Wabe CS, the Togo CS, the Pladama CS, the Yaketché CS and the Grimari, Bambari referral hospital

Localities Covered by Axis

Community awareness on FP, STI prevention and COVID-19 awareness Awareness sessions were conducted in advance of each activity on FP, STI prevention, to bring about behavioral change in the community. Various topics were discussed:
- The importance of breastfeeding
- Birth spacing by the pill method and the fertile period
- Use of condoms as a means of STI prevention
- COVID-19 Symptoms and Barrier Measures
These activities have affected children under 5 years of age, pregnant women and breastfeeding women.

Some challenges and opportunities

- Access: the poor state of the roads makes it difficult to access certain localities, especially on the road Grimari-Bakala and Grimari-Kouango
- Coverage: Mapping with the participation of FOSA officials has made it possible to reach almost all locations hosting IDPs
- Security: The project area is relatively quiet and no security incidents have been recorded to date
- The affected communities have a strong interest in this project, which enables them to access health care

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