Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya

HEALTH ACTION DAY

Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya in conjunction with the Ministry of Health organized Four Mother and Child Health Action camps in five areas on 18^th December, 2005. The centers were identified by the Mission and the Ministry of Health as areas which needed special attention due to the highest infant mortality rate in the country.

Health Action Days are a very effective way of improving a community’s health status especially in an area where more than 70% of people live below the poverty line. These days target the vulnerable groups- women and children under five - in a community and provide specific interventions which have a long term impact.

The specific interventions, which were provided free of charge, were:
1.       Immunization.
2.       Vitamin A supplementation.
3.       Growth monitoring and giving food supplements to those children who were
          underweight.
4.       Mass deworming for intestinal parasites.
5.       Outpatient treatment of common endemic diseases such as bilharzia, malaria,
           respiratory infections.
6.       Giving ante-natal care to pregnant mothers (this included giving iron tablets,
           folic acid, anti-malaria prophylaxis.
7.       Giving health education talks.
8.       Family planning services

The long term impact of this project will be tremendous since we addressed the most basic preventive aspects in health care.

Some treatment Data:
§         Children dewormed: 814
§         Under Five children clinic: 899
§         Under Five children given Haematunics : 814
§         Children given vitamin: 290
§         Children Immunized : 61
§         Women dewormed: 541
§         Children given food supplement: 260
§         Minor ailments treated: 1408

Thanks to the help of well-wishers, the poor could benefit from provision of basic medical care, which are often sadly lacking in peoples lives. The next Health Action Day will Inshaallah be held on 15^th January 2006.

For information contact:

Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya
P.O. Box 82508 Mombasa Kenya
Tel: (254)(11) 2229641
Fax: (254)(11) 2230909
admin@kenbilal.org

30 Mother and Child Medical Camps organised to-date, since 2000