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This month, the Binary Medical Clinic (BMC) delivered antenatal classes for 51 expectant mothers in refugee communities near Koboko. The clinic aims to promote awareness, understanding, and safe and healthy practice for mothers. Asaba, our Field Midwife travels miles and miles to reach women in their own homes and communities. With her teaching, she also gives out mosquito nets and 'mama kits', which contain necessary supplements for mothers' health as well as everything they need for delivery and taking care of a newborn.
Ajoyne Vivian, Mary Tumalu, and Asaba
"We had fear of using family planning because we thought we would produce lame or abnormal children but now with the help of this training we are able to learn how to have healthy and well-spaced children.
Apart from family planning we also received mosquito nets which will help in reducing malaria, Mama kits helps us for early preparation for labour time and also reduce our cost and iron pills to boost our haemoglobin level.
And finally we would like to thank you so much for the effort and care you are putting toward us the expectant mother, May God keep on blessing you more and more."
Ajonye Vivian (24) and Mary Tumalu (30)
"I lost my child six months back and today I am three months pregnant. As being a mother of four children and all girls, I lost my baby boy because my husband thought I would produce another baby girl again and he refused to give me money for shopping items needed at hospital, so due to the fear I delivered at home and my baby died. I must say thank you so much CRESS and BMC for this training and for giving us Mosquito nets, Mama kits, Iron pills and the deworming tables.
I really appreciate this training so much because it has helped and changed a lot in our lives as expectant mothers and I wish such trainings should continue like this every month."
Harriet Aputu (35), mother of four
To find out more about the BMC and CRESS medical outreach among refugee communities, visit our Health Care Projects page, or contact us to see how you can get involved.
