LALMBA

Health Care

Lalmba empowers rural communities with good basic health care and arms them with the means to eradicate preventable disease. We facilitate a wide range of direct patient services, including primary health care with lab and pharmacy on-site, HIV and TB programs, and malnutrition intervention.

Laboratories

Laboratory staff assist in accurately diagnosing patients with a multitude of diseases such as malaria, HIV, schistosomiasis, tapeworms, intestinal worms, and tuberculosis.

Pharmacy

Pharmacy staff distribute medicines and oversee antiretroviral medicines for HIV patients. Education includes training mothers and fathers on how to prepare and administer Oral Rehydration Solution to prevent dehydration in sick children.

Maternity Services

We provide labor and delivery services in our clinics to help combat high maternal and infant mortality rates. Our health centers offer prenatal care, and transport of women with obstetric emergencies to the nearest referral hospital.

MALNUTRITION

For children and infants at risk of imminent death from malnutrition, our inpatient unit administers therapeutic feeding formulations, counsels parents regarding nutrition, and offers participatory cooking classes.

Saving Lives

Our staff works in these remote communities providing critical care to people with no other options.

Public Health

Lalmba's Public Health program proactively enhances health outcomes in remote areas through innovative education, focusing on preventing illness before it occurs. Alongside on-the-job training for local healthcare workers, Lalmba develops tailored programming for each community's unique health concerns, such as severe acute malnutrition in Ethiopia and HIV/malaria prevention in Kenya. This comprehensive approach fosters informed health decisions and practices, significantly improving community well-being and resilience against disease.

PRENATAL CARE

To ensure that local mothers have optimal outcomes during delivery, public health outreach trips include provision of routine prenatal care to pregnant women to ensure that vaccinations are up to date, appropriate medicines and vitamins are taken, and that complications during delivery can be prevented.

WELL CHILD CARE

Lalmba staff strive to improve the health of children through vaccinations, nutrition education, deworming, and treatment of malnutrition and acute childhood illnesses, both in the clinic and on public health outreach trips. Factoid: In Keffa, Ethiopia 12 in 100 children die before they reach their 5th birthday.

DISEASE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION

Lalmba’s approach to health education includes methods like school presentations, market dramas, and local sessions led by nurses to teach about HIV prevention and other diseases such as cholera and tuberculosis. This inclusive strategy aims to empower communities with knowledge and tools for preventing a wide range of health issues.

MOBILE CLINICS

In areas where most people live a few kilometers from the nearest road, Lalmba staff bring health services to local communities through mobile clinics, which offer prenatal care, vaccinations, well child care, and community education.

The Impact Of Health Care

Quality healthcare and public health education in remote communities where Lalmba operates creates a foundational change, significantly reducing mortality rates, enhancing overall community health, and empowering individuals with the knowledge to prevent common diseases, leading to sustainable improvements in quality of life.

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