Enabel proudly participated in Rwanda’s Maternal and
Child Health (MCH) Week, held from January 13–17, 2025. This important
initiative, led by the Ministry of Health and its partners, plays a significant
role in addressing maternal and child health challenges that remain in the
country. While Rwanda has made great strides in improving maternal and child
health, issues such as neonatal mortality, high stunting rates, and limited
access to family planning services remain.
During the campaign, Enabel focused on two critical
health interventions: screening for malnutrition (with 63,676 children under 2
years old screened) and providing family planning services (serving 1,840 women
with modern contraceptive methods), in the districts of Gisagara, Karongi,
Nyamasheke, and Rusizi. These services aim to reduce malnutrition and ensure
that women and men have access to the information and resources needed for
healthier families.
Enabel’s involvement is part of the Belgium-Rwanda
cooperation programme 2024-2029 in the health sector, aiming to strengthening
access to quality healthcare, with a particular emphasis on sexual and
reproductive health and combating gender-based violence.
The bi-annual MCH Week offers an essential platform
for decentralised health services, reaching out to communities with vital
interventions like vitamin A supplementation (administering 212,320 doses to
children under five) deworming, nutrition screening, family planning services
and immunisation catch-ups for children who have missed doses.
By addressing gaps in maternal and child health
services, MCH Week plays a vital role in promoting behaviour change, raising
health awareness, and improving health outcomes for women and children across
the country.
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