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Getting better care for Janan from her Filipino family
Getting better care for Janan from her Filipino family
Janan, now five years old, lives with her family in the Philippines. Her mother Angie lost her job as a Migrant Domestic Worker (MDW) ...
Read more Pregnant Migrant Domestic Workers (MDW) who are illegally fired or forced to resign lose access to public healthcare in Hong Kong within two weeks of their employment being terminated. This group of mothers and their babies are desperately in need of medical care, health system navigation, health education and tailored, cultural and language-specific advice.
PathFinders bridges healthcare service gaps by:
- Facilitating access to medical services by partnering with pro bono doctors and clinics
- Providing pre/postnatal care and advice
- Conducting home visits, to check up and support new mothers and their babies post-delivery
- Screening new mothers for postnatal depression
- Supporting women to access family planning advice
- Ensuring babies and young children recieve all necessary immunisations
- Advising mothers on breastfeeding, including providing breast pumps and formula (if unable to breastfeed)
- Checking the growth parameters of every child
Our 2019 Impact
398 visits to our Health Centre
64 mothers accessed prenatal care
71 newborn babies and mothers visited at home
61 mothers recieved postnatal depression screening
75 women empowered with family planning knowledge
83 babies immunised
71 mothers received breastfeeding advice and support
88 babies had growth parameters checked
Key Service Partners
"We’ve been actively involved in PathFinders’ healthcare programme which is a fantastic initiative providing access to vital medical services and bridging the gaps in service provision."