Thoroughness allows Agnes to provide quality care to every child

Agnes has been a health surveillance assistant (HSA) for ten years, working in Kwitanda, Malawi. With a mission to increase health worker and overall health system capacity through improvements in distribution practices and management oversight, VillageReach is enabling HSAs like Agnes to serve a greater number of people in the community more efficiently and reliably.   VillageReach provides training for Agnes and materials, including equipment and essential medicines that enable her to conduct regular clinics in villages she visits.

Agnes notes that village clinics “have allowed people in my village to get treatment for diseases that they would normally treat in their home,” and in doing so increases access to quality care in otherwise underserved communities.

Many of the patients Agnes sees are children, who commonly suffer from malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia. After Agnes sees a child at the clinic, she follows up three days later to check on the patient’s progress. If a child is still not well at that point, she will refer them to the health center for additional treatment. Agnes keeps a detailed record of all the visits not only to keep track of she needs to follow up with but also identify health trends in her community. With 10-12 patients every day, the accuracy and thoroughness of Agnes’ records enables her to work efficiently and effectively through each case, providing the most appropriate care for every child.

Thanks to your support, Agnes receives the training and supplies she needs to help the communities she serves, and these children and their families receive the healthcare and support they deserve.