Fund one full outreach day in Lwanda
Fuel, medicines, test kits and a simple lunch for ten volunteer nurses and midwives, for one Saturday clinic.
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Village outreach
Village Outreach Days
Once a month our nurses and midwives turn a school compound into a clinic for a day.
About this programme
An outreach day starts early. A car loaded with medicines, registers, gloves, a blood pressure machine and two folding tables leaves Rakai Town before seven. By nine, a primary school compound or a church yard has become a clinic: registration under one tree, consultations at wooden desks on the grass, a pharmacy run from the car boot.
Between six and twelve MANCO nurses and midwives volunteer their Saturday. The local health centre and the village health team help us plan the day and announce it on the radio and in church. They also take over the follow up once we leave.
Each outreach day costs about the same as a month's rent for a small shop in town. It pays for fuel, medicines, gloves and test kits, a simple lunch for the team, and transport refunds for volunteers who travel from far.
What we do
Inside this programme
Planned with the community
Village health teams and local leaders choose the site and spread the word.
A clinic for a day
Registration, consultations, testing, a pharmacy and health talks, from 9am until the last person is seen.
Linked to the health centre
Every referral goes to the nearest government facility with a written note.
Counted and reported
Every person seen is entered in the register, and the summary goes to the district.
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Stories
From this programme
VolunteerLwanda
A volunteer and her notebook
A village health volunteer who knows every pregnant woman on her hill, and keeps it all in a school exercise book.
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CommunityKagamba
A clinic under the trees, for one Saturday
A head teacher on lending his school compound to MANCO, and what he saw from the staffroom window.
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Mother and Newborn Care
Antenatal checks at outreach days, clean delivery kits, and a midwife visit in the first week after birth.
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Child Health Days
Malaria testing and treatment, growth and nutrition checks, and referrals for children under five.
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Elder Care at Home
Blood pressure and blood sugar checks for grandparents, and home visits for those who cannot walk to us.
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Care for the Carers
Wellbeing circles, mentoring for newly qualified midwives, and training that nurses choose for themselves.
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Health Rights and Voices
We believe healthcare is a human right. We help communities know theirs, and we tell decision makers what we see.