The AFYA TIMIZA Project
Accessing affordable quality health care continues to be difficult for marginalized communities. This is even worse for the nomadic pastoral populations in the hard-to-reach areas of arid and semi-arid lands. The harsh climatic conditions make it difficult to attract and retain health workers, and communities struggle to reach the health facilities due to the vastness of the land. This is made worse by high illiteracy levels, harmful social cultural practices, and gender norms that do not support independent decision-making for women.
The AFYA TIMIZA initiative aims to sustainably improve health outcomes for vulnerable communities by increasing the availability of affordable, high-quality family planning; reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (FP/RMNCAH) services; nutrition; and water, hygiene, and sanitation (WASH) services.