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Maternal
Health Project Summary
The objective of our maternal health project is
to support the District Health Management Team (DHMT)
in Kambia to establish a comprehensive system of
maternal healthcare by improving access, quality
and capacity. The long-term goal is to reduce
maternal mortality and morbidity and thereby
reduce family poverty. The project is in
accordance with recommendations by the World
Health Organisation and the Safe Motherhood
Initiative.
Maternal
Health Education Project
The focus of this project is a film about
maternal health. Whilst there is a new hospital
and 30 peripheral health units in Kambia, women
continue to die or become ill in pregnancy and
childbirth because they do not seek medical
advice. The film explores the main social
and cultural reasons why mothers-to-be do not
seek medical advice when faced with particular
reproductive health problems.
See below for how to obtain a copy of the film.
Photos of
Kambia Hospital at work
Photos of Kambia Hospital in November 2004
Photos of Kambia Hospital and District Clinics in
January 2005
Messages
from the Kambia Hospital staff...[More]
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Mr Brian Hancock,
surgeon, in Sierra Leone (January 2003) |
Living
in Kambia
Childbirth
in Sierra Leone
Vesico-vaginal
fistula
Traditional
birth attendants
Interviews
with people from Kambia (November 2005)
Frequently asked
questions for medical staff
Visitor's
Guide
Medical
student's visit to Kambia
Julia Fortes, a medical student,
visited Kambia in May 2004 to carry
out some research into the background of vesico-vaginal
fistulae.
Links
Fit for travel
is the NHS (National Health Service, UK) public access website
providing travel health information for people travelling abroad
from the UK.
Visa and
passport information (UK)
Information about requirements and how to obtain a visa.
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