First Family Health Volunteer Training
Family Health Volunteers meet with our Health Patrol team in Emeti.
Woman leader Susan (second from right) and fellow trainees proudly holding their certificates.
From Training to Transformation: the First Volunteers take Ownership of Family Health
Recently, our health team completed the first-ever Family Health Volunteer training to promote better maternal and child health in their communities. The volunteers learned to identify high-risk pregnancies, raise health awareness, and refer community members to health facilities for proper care.
A total of 116 women were trained through a one-week course led by members of our health team in Balimo, Western Province.
A participant and woman leader, Susan Warron said, “The training has helped us to educate our mothers about their health and the importance of their children’s health as well”
These women have returned home with invaluable skills, ready to contribute towards reducing maternal and infant mortality in Western Province, supporting the work of our health program.
Our health patrol program reaches 75 remote communities and 78,000+people, providing essential primary healthcare services such as maternal and infant health clinics, eye care, fertility planning and counselling, including malaria and TB prevention.