Lilongwe District (Central Region)

Catchment Area

The Central Region Child Health Program is currently implemented in the following areas within Lilongwe district:

• in the catchment area of Katchale Health Centre, where community activities were implemented from April 2014 to July 2016, and where health system support activities only are now conducted
• in the catchment area of Maluwa Health Centre, where community activities were implemented from May 2015 to May 2019, and where health system support activities only are now conducted
• in the catchment area of Dickson Health Centre, where community activities were implemented from October 2016 to September 2019, and where health system support activities only are now conducted
• in the catchment area of Chiunjiza Health Centre, where the program started in June 2019
• in the catchment area of Chiwosa Health Centre, where the program started in December 2019

All are rural, government-run Health Centres in Lilongwe district. All facilities manage village clinics which provide services to remote communities.

We chose these areas because they have:

• Significant needs, particularly for child health.
• High population density, allowing us to reach a large number of people with fewer resources.
• Very few other NGOs running programs, and no other NGOs running child health programs.
• A stable government and security situation, allowing for the implementation of a long term program.

Population

All data provided is obtained through house-by-house census conducted by the Inter Aide team.

Katchale

A house-by-house census was used to measure the population of the catchment area in March 2014.

Dickson