Doctors on Wheels service brings the full complement of a medical clinic to remote areas in the form of a van fitted with medical equipment and a dispensary. At iLeap International, our mobile clinic serves as an entry point to mainstream healthcare and social resources through our networking and referral system. The field team comprises doctors, nurses, volunteers and a driver.
The program uses a community approach within the broader perspective of multisectoral setting to give education on immunization, sex, family planning, healthy nutrition, cancer prevention, adolescent-friendly health care services, pregnancy care including antenatal, delivery and postpartum care, care for the newborn, screening and treatment for STI’s including HIV, maternity leave protection, screening for chronic noncommunicable diseases and mental health support.
The DoW’s Program trains women with proven leadership skills in communities to assist pregnant and breastfeeding women in seeking reproductive health care and health care for newborns and children under five years.
Severing medical aid where it's needed most
The specific objectives of this Initiative are:
- To offer healthcare education to the girl child, adolescent girl, adult women in the reproductive years and women beyond the reproductive years.
- To promote maternal, newborn and child health through strengthening the capacities of individuals, families and communities.
- To improve the extent of use of maternal and child health services by women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, and by children aged up to five years.
- To give impetus to the involvement of men (spouses, partners, fathers) and mothers-in-law and/or grandmothers (or similar) in reproductive health care seeking by women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, and health care seeking for children aged up to five years.
- To establish a partnership with the community, local councils, the private sector and partners in order to promote maternal, newborn and child health.
Impact
More than 3000 women and 4000 children have benefited in rural communities where our health professionals have visited. Over 58 children with serious cases have been referred to various hospitals for further treatment. iLeap International has offered financial support to mothers in this regard.
Girl Impact Program
Education for girls has been identified as one of the best solutions to reversing the relentless trend of poverty and disease within the sub-Saharan Africa.
Advocacy & Protection
We work with parliamentarians, senior government officials, women in leadership positions to publicly & privately express continued support for women’s health.
Economic Empowerment
The EEP is a capacity-building program for marginalized women and girls. Women receive training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, among others.