| Reporting Organization: | Shanti Uganda |
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| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ Unspecified |
| Timeframe: | December 31, 2009 - October 2, 2023 |
| Status: | Implementation |
| Contact Information: |
Maria Wong [email protected] |
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Shanti Uganda improves maternal and infant health throughout Uganda using a unique collaborative care model. We imagine a world where all women have access to a midwife and are respected, empowered and able to thrive throughout the birth process.
Shanti Uganda’s proven model of success and dedicated team have supported over 1,300 births and impacted over 46,000 lives throughout Uganda since 2008. The Shanti Uganda Birth House is a solar powered maternity center located in the Luwero District of Uganda. The Birth House provides mother-centered care throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period in addition to health education workshops for teens and a thriving community garden and nutrition program for clients and their families.
We offer the following services at the solar-powered Birth House:
>On-site lab testing for HIV/AIDS, SITs and malaria
>Full antenatal care services
>Labour servicesin a private, home-like setting
>Emergency transportation
>Continuing medical education workshops for all medical staff
>Reproductive health services including family planning counseling and education
>Full postnatal care services including infant immunizations
>Postpartum home visits to check on health and wellbeing of mother and baby
| Gender and age: | Adult women Adolescent females Children, girls Newborns |
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| Descriptors: | Rural |
| Total Direct Population: | 3,600 |
| Total Indirect Population: | 28,800 |
| 2.0 | Training |
| 1.0 | Clinics built |
| 1.0 | Workshop |
| 1.0 | Assessment |
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27,650 lives positively impacted
1,315 live births with zero mortality
