Note: The menu shows the 36 African countries where Africare has worked, not the other African countries.

 

(2012 Africare Annual Report)

 Polio Can Be Eradicated

 

  • Africare’s Solution: Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health, Africare has worked as part of a consortium addressing Angola’s polio situation since 2000. By training 3,650 local polio volunteers to date to conduct active polio surveillance, facilitate transport for vaccines, promote routine immunization in their communities, and refer children and pregnant women to vaccination posts, Africare empowered Angolans to overcome the disease in six of 12 project provinces. Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID facilitated this success, and Africare plans to maintain its presence in highrisk areas and maintain consistent vaccination and vigilance.

 

Africare/Angola

Caconda Community Based Malaria Initiative:
Leveraged donor funds to maximize impact. Complemented the Huila Malaria Project mentioned below by reducing malaria related morbidity and mortality in children under 5 and pregnant women in Caconda Municipality, Huila Province. Trained and mobilized CHWs. Constructed health centers. Assisted with the distribution of mosquito nets. Benefitted 95,000 community members. (ExxonMobil Foundation)


Cardno Group Angola Training: Partnered with the Government of Angola’s Financial Sector Program to integrate inhabitants of Huila, Luanda and Malange Provinces into a formal financial sector. Distributed educational materials and provided fundamental financial training in the communities. As a direct result, 90 CHWs active in Africare´s project in Malange opened a bank account for the first time in their lives. (United States Agency for International Development/ Cardno Financial)

Huila Malaria Project: Partnered with World Learning to reduce morbidity and mortality in children under 5 and pregnant women in Huila Province. Teamed with a local NGO to train CHWs and traditional birth attendants in the prevention and treatment of malaria. Worked closely with the provincial government to build the capacity of municipal health workers. Trained health workers on differential diagnosis of fever, intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy and malaria case management. Benefited 420,000 community members. (United States Agency for International Development)

Malange Health Community Intervention: Took action to reduce morbidity and mortality in children under 5 and pregnant women in Malange Province. Designed and supervised training sessions to enable CHWs to educate families on key health practices regarding malaria, HIV & AIDS, respiratory infections and diarrhea. Established income-generating opportunities for CHWs. Supervised and trained MOH staff. Assisted with health planning at the municipal level. Benefited 80,000 community members. (Chevron)

Matala Community-Based Health: Worked to reduce morbidity and mortality in children under 5 and pregnant women caused by malaria, diarrhea, ARI, measles and malnutrition through HH/C-IMCI in Matala, Huila Province. Designed and supervised CHW trainings on key health practices in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the local government administration. 556 CHWs mobilized the families in the communities, resulting in the construction of 17,000 new latrines in three months. (African Medical and Research Foundation/ GlaxoSmithKline)

Market-Oriented Smallholder Agriculture Project:
Began a partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture to improve the incomes of farmers and their families in Bie Province. Established local farmer associations and built the capacity of local government to service them in the project’s first phase. Benefited 3,000 community members. (The World Bank)

Polio Eradication: Partnered with the CORE Group and World Vision to eradicate polio in Luanda, Uige, Zaire, Cunene, Namibe and Kwanza Sul provinces. Engaged local and expatriate volunteers to mobilize community members to receive vaccinations. Educated beneficiaries on polio and the importance of getting vaccinated. Assisted the Angolan MOH to implement its vaccination campaign. Benefited 1.2 million women of reproductive age and children. (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/ United States Agency for International Development)

Polio Eradication in Malange: Interrupted transmission of the polio virus and improved routine immunization coverage in Malange Province. Trained local polio volunteers to conduct active polio surveillance and encourage community members to receive vaccinations. Educated beneficiaries on polio and the importance of getting vaccinated. Supported the MOH in planning and implementing routine vaccination activities. Benefited 120,343 children under 5 and 30,087 pregnant women through routine immunizations.

Universal Mosquito Net Distribution: Partnered with Population Service International and John Snow, Inc. to prevent the spread of malaria in Kwanza Sul and Huila provinces. Engaged community volunteers to mobilize community members to receive and hang mosquito nets in their homes. Benefited 178,479 community members in Kwanza Sul and 221,142 in Huila. (United States Agency for International Development)