Improving basic primary healthcare

Hospitals and health centres are the backbone of healthcare in rural Africa. A lack of infrastructure in the medical field, coupled with inadequate power and water supplies pose major challenges to health workers. Once again in 2022, SolidarMed supported hospitals and health centres by providing infrastructure, medical equipment and devices, and took targeted action to improve hospital hygiene.

This is the only way to ensure that operations can be conducted and babies delivered safely and to prevent infections and antimicrobial resistance. In 2022, SolidarMed partnered with 181 hospitals and health centres to contribute to effective basic primary healthcare.

Key figures 2022:

► 27 hospitals supported

► Improved services in 154 health centres

► 25 operating theatres manned

► 1’893’429 outpatient consultations

► 90’153 safe births