Healthy Families, Healthy Communities
Empowering marginalized girls and boys through quality education and leadership skills
Health
Pioneering efforts to address healthcare needs in poor and marginalised communities
Health of children is as important as their education. Good health can help build self-confidence and positive attitude in children. Also, it helps children make the most of their educational opportunities. To reach their full potential, children need to stay healthy.
Focus Areas
ASCOVP’s has been advocating for the needs of children, young people and their families within the health care system in Cameroon. ASCOVP provides resources for engaging with children and young people, models of care, position statements and policies relating to care of children and information on supporting parents, children and young people using the healthcare system.
ASCOVP’s Health interventions work to improve the access to quality healthcare services for the poor and marginalised communities. By identifying the root causes of healthcare challenges, we work at the individual, community, and systemic levels to develop innovative solutions and help implement quality healthcare services. The ambit of our work includes improving of maternal and reproductive health, child health and nutrition, and early identification and treatment of communicable diseases.