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Mobile Health Clinics: Transforming the health landscape for rural women in Malawi

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We Believe

A woman's health shouldn't be limited by where she lives

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of public nursing positions in Malawi are vacant, leaving the health infrastructure unable to support those in need

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people live in rural areas beyond a walkable distance to a fixed health facility, which is particularly harmful to women and children's health

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of deaths In Malawi are due to preventable illness that better access to healthcare would address

We are filling the gaps in the healthcare grid

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improving health now

Community Based Healthcare

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Building capacity for the long term

Health Workforce
Development

90% of GAIA mobile clinic clients are women and their children for whom access to community-based, quality health care is critical to their health and well-being and to lowering Malawi’s stubbornly high maternal and neonatal mortality rates
Impact

With GAIA’s support, the number of people living with HIV on life-saving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi more than tripled, AIDS-related deaths have decreased by 68% since 2010, and malaria deaths in children have been cut in half since 2006.

Our Model

Local • Sustainable • Holistic

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Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Addressing Social Determinants of Health

GAIA addresses the social determinants of health to ensure rural Malawians are able to thrive. We address economic, educational, healthcare and environmental inequities and we bring communities together to strengthen interpersonal relationships and create an enabling environment for change.

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Normalizing Health Seeking
Normalizing Health Seeking

GAIA normalizes health care seeking among rural, marginalized, and often left behind populations through community wide mobilization and sensitization coupled with targeted messaging and tailored service provision to reach people where they are.

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Creating Access
Creating Access

GAIA creates access to quality health care now through the provision of community outreach services and mobile health clinics in areas far from fixed facilities and we are training the next generation of frontline health care workers to who will staff rural and remote health facilities in the future.

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Meet One of Our Clients

“I am proud of this [fellowship] experience because I helped save the life of a mother and I am looking forward to saving more lives. The fellowship has helped to boost my confidence, I have been able to learn from colleagues in times when I am in doubt, I have learned about teamwork, and I have been able to financially support my children and family.” - Thokozire Shaba

Thokozire, a nurse/midwife in GAIA’s nursing fellowship program, was a mother of three when her father encouraged her to pursue her nursing dreams. Thokozire is one of 196 nursing fellows GAIA has supported to date. 

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Mobile Health Clinics: Transforming the health landscape for rural women in Malawi

Maternal and neonatal mortality remain stubbornly high in Malawi, with progress stalled as long distances to healthcare facilities keep many pregnant women from accessing the skilled antenatal care that can prevent fatal complications. This barrier of distance to healthcare is particularly acute in the large, rural district of Mangochi. 

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