PHASE 4: PRENATAL AND CHILD HEALTHCARE

PHASE 4: PRENATAL AND CHILD HEALTHCARE

The outpatient clinic was expanded by 150% with prenatal care and a child health clinic:

1. A new 110 m² waiting room for patients

2. A prenatal department with consultation room and ultrasound room

3. A child health department

4. A medical storage facility

5. A second consultation room for a doctor

6. A new treatment room

7. A medical system: patient administration and medication stock management

Objective 3.1
Through the new prenatal department for pregnant women and their unborn babies, the mortality rate among women (one of the highest in Afrika) will be reduced significantly.

Objective 3.2
One of the goals of the UN Charter 2030: reducing mortality of children aged 0 to 5 years (annual death rate in Uganda 200,000).

The new waiting room: At the opening of the prenatal care department in June 2025, 120 pregnant women were present for an examination or an ultrasound scan. Pregnant women and children under the age of five are among the high-risk groups in Busoga. It has the highest teen pregnancies percentage in East-Uganda.

May 2026: “according to the Ministry of Health, only 28% of pregnant women in Uganda access at least one ultrasound scan during pregnancy. Officials estimate that up to 15% of pregnancies develop complications that need early detection”. In the countryside these numbers are worse!

An ultrasound scan is performed. For many women in Uganda, one or several ultrasound scans or medical care during pregnancy is not accessible, due to lack of money.

They receive a “mama package” to take home, including a mosquito net to protect both mother and baby, and an ultrasound photo of the unborn child.

Dr. Theo (lecturer in gynaecology at the University of Kampala) gives consultations for pregnant women, prescribes medication, or refers patients for an ultrasound scan. Midwife Rachel carries out further examinations. Advice is given on how to prevent malaria infection. Any health complaints from mothers are discussed, with a doctor and treated.

The child health department is open every Wednesday for mothers to have babies and toddlers vaccinated, weighed, and checked for healthy child development.

Through the child health care, child mortality is reduced. After all, 200,000 children between the ages of 0 and 5 die! Pregnant women are also a vulnerable group. Despite progress, Uganda (especially Eastern Uganda) remains among the countries with the highest (MMR) maternal mortality rates in Afrika.

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