Though we have big dreams, at this point African Mothers Health Initiative (AMHI) and Chimwemwe mu'bereki (CU) are surviving hand-to-mouth. Because Bwaila is a referral hospital, women come from villages all over region to deliver there. This is our starting point. Nurses in the nursery maintain a log of all the babies who need follow-up at home, they obtain maps to their homes and then give the information to Beatrice. Since, CU has no vehicle its amazing staff of one - Mrs. Beatrice Namaleu, enrolled nurse - she travels via whatever transportation is available. A single visit commonly involves a 40 minute ride in a minibus followed by an hour long ride on the back of a bicycle. In the future CU would like to purchase a small truck so that she will be able to conduct more visits in less time and be able to bring more with her (i.e. formula, scale for weighing infants, donated clothes, etc) when she does travel.
Outreach
