Faced with a serious economic and political crisis, Chad has also witnessed a growing flow of refugees and militia from Darfur. MdM is trying to improve the health conditions for street children, whose situation is worsened by the lack of infrastructure, shortage of health workers and poor hygiene.
Despite plentiful resources, Chad is weakened by political instability and regional conflicts. In relation to health, maternal mortality has increased in recent years. Humanitarian crises are not confined to the areas where refugees and IDPs are gathered. In July 2009, MdM started a programme in the west of the country to provide maternal and neonatal care, including treatment for obstetric fistulas.
IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Mao district ( Kanem Region) - Long term
ACTIVITIESIn partnership with the local authorities, MdM supports 10 health facilities and the regional hospital, under the auspices of the national mother and child health policy. In the field, MdM provides surgical and psycho-social care to women suffering from fistulas and supports the maternity unit and operating theatre to be able to carry out emergency caesarians. MdM provides the health facilities with support for maternal and neonatal care (antenatal consultations, caring for complicated deliveries, sending dangerous deliveries to hospital by ambulance). The project also raises awareness among villagers about issues around mother and child health and trains traditional birth attendants. In response to the food crisis which affected the Sahel area in 2010, MdM also supported treatment for conditions linked to acute malnutrition for children under five in 20 health facilities between May and October.
RESULTS60 women suffering from fistulas were operated on in 2010 and 11,505 people received information on maternal and neonatal health or on fistulas.
OUTLOOKMdM will reinforce its support for the health facilities in the region by expanding to another 15 centres and expand access to primary healthcare for children under five. At the hospital, MdM continues to concentrate on training national surgical teams to provide quality care to patients.
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Life expectancy : 49,2 yrs
IDH : 0.295 ; rang : 163/169 *
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Population
Beneficiaries : 68,196 Target : 113,851
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| Personnel
Local : 39
Expatriate : 6
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Co-ordinators :
Programme : Eric Pétermann
Field : Basile Ema Ebede
HQ : Bertrand Bréqueville
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| Budget 2010 :€930,028 Funding : Unicef, UNFPA, Swiss public funds, DG-ECHO, MdM
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November 2011
* Source : unpd 2007
