Crossborder health and disability care for returnees
Challenge
An increasing number of refugee families are returning from Uganda to South Sudan’s Kajo-Keji, but Kajo-Keji lacks infrastructure and services for returnees – which has particular health implications for women as well as people with disabilities or chronic illness.
Solution
Hope Health Action East Africa (HHA EA) is improving the health outcomes for returnees by establishing a new outpatient health centre to meet some immediate needs and to function as a hub and referral platform for other health services (such as those provided by CRADLE and UNHCR’s public health teams).
Impact
The clinic will initially serve up to 500 patients per month, with CRADLE providing coverage for around 17,300 women of child-bearing age. Around 2,300 households with a person with a disability will be supported by community-based rehabilitation services.
Project impact
Other information
The project delivered 75 CRADLE devices, in addition to training midwives in their use. It also launched the area's first ever disability clinic, providing physiotherapy and assessments for prosthetic and orthotic support.