"Equitable and Quality Healthcare Services for All."
OUR FOCUS
"Community Health Workers (CHWs) are a cradle for a strong health system in Uganda"
Our commitment is to ensure that people everywhere and at any time have access to equitable and quality healthcare services.
Research and data use are key facets in achieving Universal Health Coverage. We seek to generate and disseminate research needed to optimize health services.
We take the role the role of Community Health Workers seriously. Through them great milestones have been reached across the globe.
OUR IMPACT
2024
About Us
We enhance healthcare systems by empowering a skilled Community Health Workforce to deliver high-quality, accessible care to underserved communities in Mukono District and beyond
Founded in May 2014, Nama Wellness Community Centre (NAWEC) is a Not-for-profit organization based in Lukojjo Village, Nama sub-county, Mukono District, Uganda. Committed to equitable and accessible healthcare, NAWEC focuses on reducing preventable deaths and improving the well-being of women, children, and underserved communities in Mukono and beyond.
Community Mental health interventions
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the previously overlooked impact of mental health issues, particularly depression and anxiety, and to some extent, suicidal ideations. The rise in domestic violence during this period, disproportionately affecting women and adolescents, further underscored the urgent need for targeted interventions. In response, we launched The Resilience Project, a mental health program grounded in the Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy model (IPT-G).
Utilizing group talk therapy facilitated by trained counsellors, our IPT-G sessions are conducted within communities. Community Health Workers (CHWs), equipped with specialized training, play a critical role in facilitating these sessions, assessing for depression, and guiding participants through the therapeutic process.
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Providing high-quality and equitable healthcare to the people of Mukono and its surrounding areas
Celebrating 10 Years of Quality & Equitable Healthcare
NAWEC started as a community-based organization IN 2014, providing basic health services in Nama sub-county, focusing on maternal and child health. After becoming a registered NGO in 2018, it expanded its staff, resources, and activities.
NAWEC launched it’s Community Health Workers (CHW) program in 2020, aiming to strengthen local health systems. This program, based on CHIC 8 principles and the CHW assessment matrix, involved training, supplying, and incentivizing 100 CHWs to serve remote areas. The program has made significant impact, with 369,284 household visits recorded.
Today, NAWEC has realigned its strategic focus to strengthen health service delivery through its Health Centre III and community-based initiatives, while advancing advocacy and research to shape national health policies. A key pillar of this approach is the integration of community health workers (CHWs) with government health facilities—bridging the gap between communities and the formal health system for more accessible and responsive care.
Impact stories
The vital role of CHWs in promoting facility-based deliveries
Awori a 26-year-old had lost three of her previous babies and she believed that her co-wife was responsible. For these three pregnancies she had never attended any antenatal care visits at a health facility and all the deliveries were under unskilled birth attendant. On her fourth pregnancy she was discovered by a CHW supported by Nama Wellness. She was convinced by the CHW to attend antenatal but still believed that if she was to deliver, it would have to happen at traditional birth attendant (TBA). During her continuous follow up visits, the CHW talked to Awori about going to a health facility for delivery giving her hope that this time there are better chances for her baby to survive. However, the expectant mother did not have transport to take her to a health facility. The CHW called for a van from Nama Wellness that transported Awori to Mukono hospital where she delivered a baby boy and her narrative will never be the same again!
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