WYCE has built a Primary Health Care Centre with the aim to deliver free early treatments to the population of Madina Salaam.

Village Health Records are being kept for the first time, which is an unusual practice in the Gambia! Records kept include: Births and Deaths; Daily Treatments; and Weight and Size of Newborn Babies. In addition to clinic treatments, the Health Assistant also visit every class on a daily basis to ensure children have early treatments for cuts, burns, boils, eye problems etc. We also have a referral service whereby serious medical conditions or difficult births are referred to local hospitals and transported in our ambulance.

We are proud to say that in 2007, we have achieved the signing of the M.O.U. with the Department of State and Health and Social Welfare

Furthermore, as from February 2008, we have already had 7 babies delivered in our Health Centre.

Finally, WYCE is planning to be housing cataract operations in the Health Centre in 2008.

Impacts and Achievements

Catering for most of the labour cases with the support of the B.I scheme at village level

Preparing for the introduction of a purposely designed ambulance from the UK for referrals from WYCE clinic at Madina Salaam

Drastic improvement of sanitary conditions of the village

Development of personal health and hygiene practices and improvement in health status of people, particularly of children

Developed sanitary facilities at the Health Centre so that patients are now able to shower.

Reduction of the infant/maternal mortality rate

Improvement of the level of awareness on nutrition

Availability of portable and clean domestic water supply at the Health Centre

Establishment of recordings of demographic data for planning purposes

Availability of reliable village population census figures

Beginning of annual temperature recording for the community

Services offered:

A weekly Parents and Babies group;

Through links with other recognised Health Agencies, we are offering the people of Madina the opportunity to take various tests such as HIV, Malaria and cataract as well as deliver training in fields like 'Good Practice and Personal Hygiene', 'Nutrition Awareness', and 'Malaria Prevention'.