Mobile clinic serves GBV survivors
Group village head Mwangolera of Traditional Authority Kyungu in Karonga District has urged gender-based violence (GBV) survivors and pregnant women to patronise mobile clinics Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM)is conducting in the area.
Speaking on Tuesday at Mwenilondo where EAM facilitated the mobile clinic to offer postnatal, antenatal, family planning and HIV testing and counselling services, she said it was important that women should access the services.
“Sometimes women struggle to get such services. Now that the Evangelical Association of Malawi has brought them closer, I urge expectant mothers to grab the opportunity with both hands,” said Mwangolera.
Mwenilondo Health Centre clinical officer Ruth Gumbo urged people should take the calls from traditional leaders seriously and patronise the outreach clinic services.
“The are no family planning, postnatal and antenatal services at the facility. I also encourage women to access these services from the mobile clinic,” she said.
Gumbo said if the women fail to access the services, they will spend more time and money to travel to Karonga District Hospital where such services are offered.
EAM Timazge Nkhaza project officer Lucky Ngwira said they introduced the outreach services to scale up GBV in the area.
“Most GBV survivors face challenges to access healthcare services due to long distance to Karonga District Hospital,” he said.
With funding from Norwegian Church Aid and DanChurch Aid, Evangelical Association of Malawi is implementing Timazge Nkhaza project in traditional authorities Mwakaboko, Kilupula and Kyungu in the district.
