About
Nama Health Impact (formerly Nama Wellness Community Centre) is a Ugandan NGO strengthening community health systems through professionalized Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Mukono, Buikwe and Pakwach. Our 4S Model keeps CHWs Skilled, Salaried, Supplied and Supervised.Our flagship Community Based 360 Degree Kangaroo Mother Care program follows small and vulnerable newborns home, tracking growth, nutrition, immunization, WASH, maternal mental health and family planning. An evaluation of 605 newborns found neonatal mortality of 6.9 per 1,000. We also deliver integrated community case management, mental health therapy, and primary care.Since 2014, we have reached over 1.86 million people, supported 1,466 CHWs, and immunized 360,462 children at USD 1.58 per beneficiary.
Mission. Our mission is to transform community health systems through professionalized community health workers who are integrated into the national healthcare system to achieve universal health coverage.
Focus areas
- Health
Activities and approach
Approaches
- Systems strengthening
Capabilities
- Local implementation
Populations served
- Children
- Other: women, community health workers
Support sought
- Flexible or core funding
Readiness and evidence
1 verified readiness area
Readiness reflects VICO's review of evidence the organisation has supplied. It is not a compatibility score, and evidence documents are not public.