WDI is excited to be one of 25 organizations awarded grants in ACT Foundation’s 2018 grant cycle. The grant will support the pilot of Model Families Initiative for Malaria Control (MFIMC), a project designed with the goal of reducing malaria incidences and related fatalities through the promotion of preventive practices as well as appropriate
MFIMC LAUNCHES OFF WITH FIELD WORKER TRAINING The May 31st Field Worker (FW) training marked the commencement of implementation activities on the MFIMC (Model Families Initiative for Malaria Control) project. The full day orientation training aimed at informing and equipping FWs on project goals, activities, modalities, timelines, targets and tools to be employed for fieldwork.
The ‘Know Malaria for No Malaria’ Community Dialogue was a street event that featured an enlightening drama on malaria prevention and treatments, and malaria focused health education. The very interactive and engaging July 27 meeting had over 200 people in attendance. Seeking to broaden the reach of health education services to Akowonjo residents, the meeting
More than 480 families have been recruited to participate in the MFIMC project. Over the next six months recruited families will be equipped with malaria prevention tools including LLINs, insecticide sprays and waste bins to facilitate the adoption of MFIMCs malaria prevention and treatment actions. Field Workers (FW) visit families periodically to mentor and monitor
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) — the intermittent administration of full treatment courses of an anti-malarial treatment combination during the malaria season to prevent illness and death from the disease. — has been shown to be effective, cost effective and feasible for the prevention of malaria among children in areas where the malaria transmission season is
Westfield Development Initiative (WDI) and Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (YEDI) collaborated to commemorate the 2018 World Malaria Day with a free Medical Outreach and football tournament. The outreach themed ‘Kick Against Malaria’ aimed to, utilize the convening power of football to mobilize the Alimosho community towards important malaria prevention and treatment practices.The Outreach