MACUDA Support
Delivery table, neonatal incubator, community health worker
Maternity / MCH
Opened in 1988
Banka Maternity and Child Health Centre
Banka, Tibati District
A facility specialising in maternal and child health serving the hamlets of the plateau. It provides antenatal consultations, assisted deliveries and follow-up care for infants aged 0 to 5.
6
Beds available
4
Healthcare staff
55
Patients / week
38
Years active
ABOUT
In detail
Banka Maternity and Child Health Centre was established in 1988 to address the health emergency of high maternal and infant mortality in rural areas of the plateau.
With constant MACUDA support, the facility received a modern delivery table, a neonatal incubator and a high-risk pregnancy follow-up kit in 2022. A community health worker trained by the association makes home visits to pregnant women who cannot travel.
**Services offered:**
- Antenatal consultations (ANC 1 to 4)
- Assisted deliveries (normal and minor complicated)
- Postnatal care and breastfeeding support
- Infant vaccination (EPI)
- Pre-school consultations
With constant MACUDA support, the facility received a modern delivery table, a neonatal incubator and a high-risk pregnancy follow-up kit in 2022. A community health worker trained by the association makes home visits to pregnant women who cannot travel.
**Services offered:**
- Antenatal consultations (ANC 1 to 4)
- Assisted deliveries (normal and minor complicated)
- Postnatal care and breastfeeding support
- Infant vaccination (EPI)
- Pre-school consultations