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Improving primary health care Hospitals and health care centres are the backbone of health care in rural Africa. A lack of infrastructure in the medical field coupled with inadequate power and water supplies confront health care personnel with major challenges. Vaccinations, medicines and even blood banks spoil if they are not refrigerated, and operations cannot be performed without enough light. SolidarMed replaces and procures needed infrastructure, medical equipment and devices for hospitals and health care centres. Only with these resources can we ensure that babies will be safely delivered, that blood supplies refrigerated by solar
power can be drawn on and running water will be available for good hygiene. In 2020, SolidarMed partnered with 235 hospitals and health care centres to provide effective primary health care. ► 45 hospitals supported
► Improved services in 190
health care centres
► 20 operating rooms manned
► 1,779,137 outpatient consultations ► 75,168 safe births
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Training and continuing education for health care personnel Shortages of professionals in the health care sector is a growing and frequently discussed problem in Switzerland. In many African countries, however, the situation is gravely alarming. There is a shortage of qualified health care personnel, which has a direct impact on the health of the population, especially in rural areas where SolidarMed’s focus primarily lies. Therefore, training and continuing education for doctors, registered nurses and midwives is the key to sustainable development and strengthening of the health care system. For many years, SolidarMed has been involved in this area and 10
in 2020, we provided training and continuing education to 976 registered nurses, doctors and medical licentiates and midwives. This sustainably improved the quality of medical care, especially in the rural regions in Southern Africa. ► Initial training of 311
professionals
► Continuing education of 665 professionals ► 64 experts assisting local
partners
► 15 medical schools supported
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