Pathfinder International’s mobile health care camps bring family planning services, HIV testing, ante-natal care, and immunizations to isolated communities that otherwise would not have access to health services. The following were taken on a rainy day in Kyanjojo and Kasese, in Western Uganda.
“The hospital is very far and there are no midwives to attend to them in case a woman goes into labor at night… We are losing very many mothers. You never know which pregnancy will not be proper or which pregnancy will lead to death,” says midwife Harriet Kegonzi, shown above.
Pathfinder also emphasizes contraception as a principal method of bringing down high maternal mortality rates. With more than six children per mother on average, Uganda consistently ranks among the highest fertility rates in the world.
I loved your presentation to day at Tuckahoe Elem. Where your mom works. Do you like your job? Do you like taking pictures?
Hi Victoria. Yes, I love my job very much!
Jake,
I saw all of the photos of the sick people. I was just wondering what was the worst sickness you have ever had? And what happened to you? And How bad did you have it
Sorry Jake this is Hayden again I forgot to tell you Im in Mrs.Heiser’s 5th grade class.
I really liked the video on the goats. It’s really cool how one goat can change someone’s life so much!
Hi jake this is Myles in Mrs Heiser class and I was wondering, what is the average distance a kid walks to get to school every day?
Hi Mrs. Heiser’s class. Thanks for the awesome comments on my blog and for listening so well during the presentation. I’m so glad that many of you were inspired to buy a goat for a child in need. You’re making an incredible difference!
Myles, I really couldn’t tell you the average distance children walk to school. However, most children in Africa live in a rural environment, out in the countryside. I would say they have to walk anywhere from half a kilometer all the way to 20 kilometers to access a school depending on the country and location.
Hayden, malaria was the worst sickness I’ve ever had. Once you’re diagnosed with it doctors rate it on a scale of one to five, five being the worst, depending on the number of malaria parasites in your blood. I had a three and felt awful! I’m better now.