How This Ugandan Health Center Is Keeping Health Workers and Clients Safe during COVID-19

By Irene Mirembe, Knowledge management manager, IntraHealth International Catherine, a midwife at Ochero Health Center III, adapted quickly to continue providing high-quality maternal and child health services to mothers who come to the health center. Photo by Irene Mirembe for IntraHealth International.March 07, 2021By March 2020, most countries around the world had shut down. The COVID-19 pandemic was rapidly spreading and, in Uganda, only a few essential health services could be provided due to pandemic restrictions.Even before the global pandemic, many women and girls struggled to access high-quality maternal health services. The COVID-19 lockdowns made the situation much worse. But women at one health center in Eastern Uganda quickly adapted to help provide health services to mothers.Safe maternity care—despite the pandemicMany of the leading causes of maternal and newborn death—coupled with a growing number of COVID-19 cases—have left many women of reproductive age in the region traumatized and at risk of disease or death. Amid these challenges, the Ugandan government has continued to implement health programs to ensure women and girls can continue to access lifesaving services. IntraHealth International’s Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-E) project joined national efforts to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 at district, health facility, and community levels while also ensuring...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health COVID-19 Maternal, Newborn, Child Health International Women ' s Day 2021 Year of the Health and Care Worker Health Workers Source Type: news