Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya in conjuction with the Ministry of Health organized Mother & Child Health Action Day on Sunday 17th December 2006 and 14th January, 2007.
So far 36 Mother & Child Medical Camps organized since 2000.

An effective way of improving a community's health status by targeting the vulnerable groups: children under five years of age and women.

Health Action Day Mother and Child Medical Camp was held on 17th December 2006 and 14th January, 2007 at 3 centres in Rural areas of Kwale District. These are areas where more than 70% of people live below poverty line.

Activities included:

1. Immunisation.,Vitamin A supplementation.
2. Growth monitoring and giving food supplements to underweight children.
3. Mass de-worming for intestinal parasites
4. Treatment of common endemic diseases such as bilharzia, malaria and respiratory infections.
5. Giving ante-natal care to pregnant mothers (this includes giving iron tablets, folic acid, anti-malaria prophylaxis)
6. Tetanus Toxoid to women of Child Bearing age
7. Prevention of Mother to Child HIV transmission (P.M.T.C.T.)
8. Family planning
9. Giving health education talks.

Number of women and children who benefitted : 

• Outpatients seen : 1844
• Children under five dewormed and given haematunics :645
• Children under five given vitamin supplementation : 399
• Children immunised :  185
• Children growth monitored : 634
• Children given porridge supply : 426
• Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission : 36
• Women given Tetanus Toxoid : 73
 
In addition to the above interventions special eye camp was be held at one centre where prescreening, medication, reading glasses and surgery was provided.

COMMENTS FROM VOLUNTEERS

- The thing that fascinated me is that this Medical Camp brought a smile on the hearts of less fortunate people. They suffered from many sicknesses such as malaria and couldn’t afford to buy medicines. This camp solved their problem. Such camp was beneficial because we got to learn different type of medicines.

- It’s an opportunity for us to visit those areas that we have never heard or seen. Such as Miamba. We are even showing our concern for the less fortunate people. 

- Thank you very much for giving me the chance for taking part in the medical camp once again.  

- May Allah give you and the entire staff of Bilal strength and tawfiq to continue with these noble causes.  May Allah accept our deeds.  Ameen.

We appeal to all Mumineen to generously contribute towards cost of sponsoring this noble project. Your contribution in the name of Allah SWT will be to follow the way of Ahlul Bayt a.s. You may donate for the thawab of Rooh (s) of your beloved departed ones. 

(...for surely Allah does not waste the reward of those who do good [12:90]

In the event that surplus funds are received these will be utilised for other Islamic publications and tableegh activities.