1. STRATEGIC HUMANITARIAN SERVICES (SHUMAS) P.O BOX 5047. MILE SIX NKWEN, BAMENDA PRESENTATION OF SHUMAS HEALTH PROGRAM Presented by Gisela Berinyuy

2. 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Health is a vital element in development, but it is unfortunately given less attention especially in the poor rural communities. Health related problems are enormous in rural communities of Cameroon. The key challenges faced by the rural masses in the health domain include:

3. limited access to effective health services Insufficient health facilities in rural health clinics High prevalence of HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmissible diseases High infections of Communicable diseases caused by poor hygiene and sanitation

4. EFFECTS OF THE PROBLEM Lack of qualified staffs results to long distance trek to access health services, Auto medication wrong diagnosis and prescription by the unqualified staff

5. In case of multiple emergencies the equipments are hardly sterilized. Most women give birth on locally made delivery beds which has been one of the main causes of high maternal mortality which stand at about 30 per 1000 in the rural communities

6. Faakui Maternity Room

7. The importance of health cannot be over emphasized. 3 of the 8 MDGs directly address issues of health Retention of nurses in rural areas and measures to eradicate communicable diseases are some of WHO’s focal areas. The Cameroon GESP seeks create synergies necessary for successful implementation of the Health Sector Strategy to sustainably provide universal access to quality health services

8. SHUMAS INTERVENTION STRATEGY  In an attempt to improve on the health situation of rural masses, SHUMAS has developed the health program with the objective to : i.Improve on maternal mortality ii. Reduce infant mortality iii. Contribute towards the fight against HIV/AIDs and communicable diseases iv. Improve rural access to proper health services

9. Activities To attend the aforementioned objectives, SHUMAS has the following activities:  Training of 6 state registered nurses yearly for community health centres  We provide health equipment to rural health centres  We refurbish dilapidated health units in our rural communities  We Mainstream HIV/AIDS in all SHUMAS programs  We Construct toilets in schools  We Provide hand washing facilities in l schools  We Provide potable water in communities and schools.

10. ACHIEVEMENTS  Thanks to our partners, Spreading Health UK, who have funded the training of 33 nurses. 18 currently working in their communities and 15 in training  We have rehabilitated 6 health clinics  Equipped about 15 health clinics  Provided potable water in more than 90 communities and schools  Provided hand washing facilities in schools  Constructed toilets in schools

11. First batch of trained nurses

12. Participants on internship.

13. Nurses on practical training

14. Surgery in progress

15. Graduation of some nurses.

16. Nurses at work back in their communities

17. Trained Nurses working in communities

18. Laboratory work

19. Nseh Community Clinic before...

20. Situation after

21. Nseh Health Centre before...

22. Situation after

23. Supplying new beds..

25. New health centre equipment

26. Toilets...

27. Challenges Some communities are unable to compensate nurses working in communities More than 3 applications flow in for Aid in the health domain but we are able to provide just about 1 % of the applications

28. FUTURE PLANS  Sort for means to reach out to more communities  Solicit partnership with other organizations to share experience and learn new development strategies to better reach out to communities

29. THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION. THE END.