Overview
In line with the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) strategic plan 2010-2014 which is guided by the IFRC Strategy 2020, the SRCS programmes focused on integrating health activities, institutional capacity building, strengthening volunteer base, enhancing community-based activities and enhancing human resource capacities to respond to emergencies.
The primary objective of the SRCS Integrated Health Care Programme (IHCP) is to improve the health status of the vulnerable Somali communities through developing, promoting and strengthening the community based health and care services focusing on preventive, curative, and health promotion aspects with particular emphasis on mothers and children. The Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS), through its Integrated Health Care Programme (IHCP) is considered one of the leading health service providers in Somalia. With the support of Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and other external partners, SRCS runs 73 MCH/OPD clinics, one health post and 15 mobile clinics in the 19 regions of Somalia. The programme provided preventive, promotive and curative health services to an estimated population of 600,000 persons.
The SRCS IHCP provides a basic package services that includes, safe motherhood (ante-natal, delivery and postnatal care, provision of micronutrients, clean delivery kits and referral for complicated cases), Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), growth monitoring, case management of childhood and common diseases, Oral Re-hydration Therapy (ORT) corner for the management of diarrhoea, provision of plumpy nuts (nutritional supplement for malnutrition without complications), health education and basic laboratory services. These services are implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of health, UNICEF, the WFP and WHO.