Healthcare to children

The Inter Aide project aimed to sustainably reduce the infant mortality rate in the Chadza region of Malawi, through more efficient and higher quality health services. The goal was to reduce infant mortality by 25% and the cases of fever and diarrhoea by 30%, in the first year, and to ensure a continued downward trend in the mortality rate during the following two years.

In total, 109 villages took part in the Inter Aide project, reaching 6,501 families. 3,215 women were directly trained through “health committees” and workshops on improved hygienic practices. By the end of the project, 88% of the households had constructed and were using latrines and 63% of children under five were sleeping under Insecticide Treated Nets, up from 46%. As a result, the child mortality rate decreased by 76% on average and the number of cases of fever fell to 31%. During the period, five village clinics were rehabilitated.

Created in 1982 in France, Inter Aide is a humanitarian organisation specialised in implementing development programs in favour of the poorest families. It runs 60 programs in the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.