Category Archives: Health Huts

All Prevention is Local

Reflections on visiting a case de santé or “health hut” here in Senegal. This one, in Thiès, is a model for village-level health care in the country. As a part of the visit, we witnessed a fascinating grandmother’s malaria education session. See below for video of grandmothers dancing against malaria!

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Trip to Thies

On our third day in Senegal, Martin and Bouba visit Thies, an hour outside of Dakar, to meet with the Christian Children’s Fund Consortium, a group of health partners who run Senegal’s 1,300 Case de Santé (Health Huts), the most local level of health care. We’re working with them to ensure the message reaches every [...]