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Nutrition and basic healthcare in times of crisis

Increasing violence and crime, extreme price increases and natural disasters are exacerbating the already tense humanitarian situation in Haiti.

The consequences of this tense situation in the country are increasing food shortages and a lack of access to basic healthcare services, especially for pregnant women and children. In spring 2024, between 15 and 30 percent of Haiti's population will be undernourished.

The joint project of action medeor and the local partner organization Fondation Enfant Jesus aims to improve care for people in this acute emergency situation. This is urgently needed, as both child malnutrition and mother-child mortality have recently increased again. To counteract these developments, both mother and child health measures are being strengthened and food aid is being implemented.

Project description

  • Project Goal: Improving the strained nutritional situation and providing healthcare, especially for pregnant women
  • Project Focus: Basic healthcare, food security
  • Target Group:
    • Direct Target Group: 4,000 pregnant women and women of childbearing age in the Lamardelle region, 40 orphaned and needy children from the Enfant Jesus daycare in Kenscoff
    • Indirect Target Group: 20,000 people in the Lamardelle region who benefit from improved healthcare
  • Project Area: Lamardelle and Kenscoff regions, Haiti
  • Project Activities:
    • Distribution of food packages
    • Education on healthy nutrition for children and adults
    • Transport and installation of the already purchased ultrasound device at the clinic in Lamardelle
    • Awareness sessions on pregnancy and potential complications
    • Care for pregnant women and women of childbearing age, including ultrasound examinations
    • Visits to surrounding communities by health workers for education and monitoring
  • Project Duration: May 2024 – December 2024
  • Financial Volume: 54,347 Euros
  • Partner Organisation: Fondation Enfant Jesus (FEJ)
  • Funding: Aktion Deutschland Hilft
  • Project Number: 6100195

Your contact person

Renate Staudenmeyer
Programme Manager Togo and Haiti

Phone: +49 2156 9788-124

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