2022
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Named person(s)
Mary Namugalu, Maureen Natukunda, Elvis Byamukama
Date photo taken
15 February 2022
Partner organization
Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM)
City/Town
Kampala
Province/State
Kampala
Country of origin
Uganda
Region
Africa
Photo credit
MCC Photo/Matthew Lester
Themes
Health
Description
Clinician Mary Namugalu (polka dot dress) takes the blood pressure of Maureen Natukunda while she holds her 9 month old son Elvis Byamukama at the ROM clinic in Kampala, Uganda.
Personal/Project impact
Maureen Natukunda holding her baby Elvis Byamukama, 9 months, has received training from ROM before the baby was born, supplies for delivery, and health monitoring and continued mentoring until the baby is 18 months old.
Mothers learn the importance of strengthening their own health with good nutrition and improved hygiene before and after the baby is born. Babies are born without HIV to mothers who have HIV but are taking anti-retrovirals. Through the Mother to Mother community health workers, mothers improve the cleanliness of their home to protect the health of the family. Parents get health care too while the baby is in ROM’s care
Project Summary
MCC supports Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM)’s maternal and child health services for parents in the slum areas of Nakawa Division of the Kampala District, Uganda.
The most vulnerable mothers, including those who are HIV positive and those who do not have HIV, but are experiencing extreme poverty receive antenatal and postnatal care and MAMA kits of supplies needed to deliver a baby in a public hospital. Children also receive continued health care and vaccines until they are two years old. Parents’ emotional and physical health is also monitored. The Mother to Mother community health workers are mentors for each family.