To provide these medical services, the ICRC is funding upgrades to medical infrastructure. For example, three health centres in Patcho, Grevai and Doukouma have been built or renovated, significantly improving conditions for patients and working conditions for staff.
Given the challenges surrounding transport, the ICRC is also putting money into improving the road network. After repairing bridges on the Bianga–Sabegoudé, Alindao–Seignere and Bocaranga–Boleré routes, nearly 20,000 people can now get to health centres more easily.
These endeavours are aimed at strengthening local capacities and ensuring that women can get access to the health care they need, no matter where they live.
But despite all the work of humanitarian actors in the country, huge challenges remain. Both international mobilization and the support of the local communities are still needed to improve access to health care and save lives. Women’s health is a key indicator of a country’s resilience, and it must be given the attention it deserves.
[1] United Nations Population Fund, State of World Population report, 2024 available at: https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/swp2024-english-240327-web.pdf.
[2] UNICEF, “The midwives at the heart of improving maternal health in the Central African Republic”, 2023, available at: https://www.unicef.org/car/en/stories/midwives-heart-improving-maternal-health-central-african-republic.
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