The first alert
The first alert should come from the village, not the hospital.
VHTs and CHEWs are trained to spot warning signs, report immediately and support the district response, so outbreaks are contained early.
Community Health Security
We support CHWs to catch outbreaks in the village, before they reach the hospital.
The first alert
VHTs and CHEWs are trained to spot warning signs, report immediately and support the district response, so outbreaks are contained early.
What we do
VHTs and CHEWs are trained to recognize warning signs of priority diseases (Ebola, mpox, cholera, measles, anthrax) and report unusual illness and deaths immediately.
Village reports reach district teams through eCHIS and district channels. We support contact tracing once an outbreak is confirmed.
Local leaders, schools, churches and mosques share accurate health messages in local languages, counter rumors and build trust so people come forward for testing and care.
Pre-positioned response kits (protective equipment, handwashing and water-treatment supplies, referral tools) let VHTs act from the first case.
Training a VHT to detect and report disease costs less than a single hospital admission. Your support puts more eyes and ears in communities that need it most.
Kira, Bulindo