School Health
HopeCore's School Health Program partners with 680 schools and the Ministry of Education to implement mobile clinics with health education, deworming, a health club program with trained Teacher Health Champions, a malaria prevention program, and extensive WASH and eye health programs. This active partnership has been ongoing since 2014.
Mobile Clinics & Treatment Services
85,922 Students have received free health services
Lack of access to quality treatment services is a significant problem among the students in our partner schools. Most children have no health insurance, and when they get sick, they delay treatment with the hope that it will resolve on its own; others resort to self-medication. The result is drug resistance, complications from otherwise simple infections that could have easily been treated on time, and missing class time. Our treatment services in schools aim to bridge this gap through the screening of common illnesses and providing diagnosis and treatment. Services provided by our clinical teams include free treatment services and medication, routine deworming, follow-up visits to those treated to ensure adherence to the treatment plan, and referral of complex cases.
Health Education
751,390 Students have been educated
Education of students on health and hygiene issues enables them to develop healthy behaviors. Empowered children not only grow into healthy adults but also are able to influence those around them, thereby enhancing the health status of their communities.
Through direct education by HopeCore staff, mobilization and creation of health clubs, and training Teacher Health Champions, we are empowering students and teachers in over 680 schools to be health change agents in their communities. HopeCore has an age-appropriate health curriculum for lower primary, upper primary, and secondary school students. We have educated over 697 teachers (1-2 teachers from each of our partner schools) and certified them as Teacher Health Champions in the schools. 269 students have been trained and certified as school-based youth peer providers, and the health clubs provide a platform for sustainable health education in schools.
Malaria Prevention
52,792 Nets distributed
HopeCore distributes free mosquito nets to the entering class of every partner school. HopeCore has distributed 52,792 nets to the community. Every distribution is accompanied by education on malaria prevention. Additionally, nets are distributed through the clinic when mothers are seen for their antenatal visits.