What We Do
Primary Health Care&Nutrition
Improving access to essential health and nutrition services for vulnerable communities.
Sector Overview
Our Approach
HURDO supports primary health care and nutrition for mothers, newborns and children, including screening, treatment and community health surveillance. The sector improves equitable access to essential health information and services for vulnerable communities.
Our Objective
Main Objective
Improve equitable access to essential primary healthcare, nutrition services and health information for vulnerable communities.
Objectives
Specific Objectives
The results this sector is designed to deliver with crisis-affected communities.
- Improve access to essential primary health services
- Strengthen maternal, newborn and child health support
- Improve prevention and early identification of malnutrition
- Strengthen community health awareness and referral systems
Intervention
Priority Areas of Intervention
- Primary Health Care
- Maternal & Child Health
- Nutrition Screening
- Nutrition Education
- Community Health Awareness
- Referral Support
- Disease Prevention
- Health Promotion
How We Work
How We Work
A clear locally led path from first conversation to community ownership.
- Community Engagement
Work with communities to identify local priorities and risks.
- Needs Assessment
Gather enough information to design a context-appropriate response.
- Participatory Planning
Shape plans with communities and local partners.
- Implementation
Deliver activities through local teams and community mechanisms.
- Monitoring & Learning
Track progress and use learning to improve quality.
- Local Ownership
Strengthen sustainability through community leadership.
Stories
Stories & Updates
Latest news, activities and community stories related to this program area.
ProtectionAssessing the situation of the NDPs in Baidoa
After following several failed rainy season in Somalia with consecutive pro-long droughts many people move to the nearest place that they can get humanitarian assistance. Baidoa is one of the area that people reached in large number both B…
Read More→HealthcareProviding life-saving treatment for malnourished children
Wanlawayn district, Somalia, 28th March 2024: For decades, Somalia has been in a fragile state characterized by chronic conflicts, droughts, famine, floods, and disease outbreaks, the latest catastrophic event being a drought in 2022 that…
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