Quinhamel maternal and child health centre sees few patients
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ang
The maternal and child health centre in Quinhamel, Guinea-Bissau, receives few patients because of the distance separating it from local residents, its director, Edi Djeme, said. He is particularly concerned about late starts to prenatal care, with some women not seeking a consultation until the fourth or fifth month of pregnancy, according to the ANG agency.
The maternal and child health centre in Quinhamel, in Guinea-Bissau, receives few patients because of its remote location, its director, doctor Edi Djeme, told the ANG news agency. The centre treats adults, children and pregnant women.
Prenatal consultations sometimes begin in the fourth or fifth month of pregnancy, according to Edi Djeme. Some women say they cannot get to the centre because they lack money for transport, which their husbands do not provide. The doctor considers the situation worrying for the health of mothers and babies.
Respiratory illnesses, malaria, typhoid fever and diarrhoea are among the most common health problems in the Biombo region, the doctor also said.
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