CDI’s community health program seeks to support and assist primary health care providers and members of the community to improve health conditions and reduce
their risks from infectious diseases

For curative healthcare, CDI's field officers work with health service providers to identify key health needs and develop solutions for improving healthcare providers’
means of effectively addressing them. Continued logistic, communications and administrative support is provided to government and mission health centres. Also, regular in-service training for healthcare providers is facilitated with domestic sources and visiting specialists from partner organisations.

For preventive healthcare, CDI’s field projects focus on addressing practises and behaviours that contribute to poor health conditions. Communities are therefore educated on serious health risks and how they can be mitigated. CDI is focused on identifying and prioritising the most critical health needs in the community and
developing strategies to address them. These strategies result in various field projects such as awareness of HIV/AIDs/STIs, and control measures for reducing malaria and tuberculosis. CDI also maintains a mobile field support team for carrying out immunisations and outreach clinics amongst the targeted communities.


Airdy Ute checks a villager's eyes

Public Health’s Field Support Team member, Agnes Peno at
one of the immunisation patrols

 


Administering vaccines

A local health facility
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