OngoingHealthLékoumouSince 2023
Mobile health in Lékoumou
A mobile team visits Lékoumou’s most isolated villages every month, with community relays providing follow-up between visits.
Context
The nearest health centre is often several days’ walk away. Vaccination and pregnancy follow-up in settlements remain far below the national average.
Objectives
- Bring primary healthcare closer to families
- Improve vaccination coverage for children under 5
- Reduce pregnancy and childbirth risks
Area of intervention
Sibiti district and surroundings, Lékoumou department
Beneficiaries
Pregnant women, mothers and children under 5 from indigenous and rural communities
Actions
- Monthly mobile clinic rounds
- Training community relays
- Malnutrition screening
- Referral to partner health centres
Results
- Active relays in every village covered
- More women attending antenatal visits
Key figures
- villages covered
- relays trained
- consultations per year
Provisional figures, being verified.
Gallery
Project partners
- UNICEF
- Gouvernement de la République du Congo
Testimonials
We used to walk two days to see a nurse. Today I’m the one supporting the women of our settlement.
Placeholder testimonies — to be replaced with stories collected with consent.
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