Garikai Health was founded in 2021 and is providing support for safe deliveries in the community of Kuwadzana in Zimbabwe. We are distributing safe-delivery packs, so women have a safe and hygienic delivery.
We are convinced that Garikai vanaMai will help to reduce the maternal mortality rate of Zimbabwe by ensuring that the pregnancy journey and birth is safe, hygienic and dignified. Garikai means “to live in peace” in Shona and Garikai vanaMai lets mothers live in peace, wealth and comfort.
The national review of maternal deaths deemed that 47% of these deaths are avoidable. Maternal mortality in Zimbabwe remains high because of:
Communities need to have healthy and well-informed mothers to sustain healthy families. Ensuring that health-care facilities have sufficient supplies is crucial for them to provide efficient and effective service delivery. We provide birthing packs to expectant moms including a bucket to carry water, surgical gloves, surgical blades and suturing material, umbilical cord clamps, cotton wool, swabs and sanitary towels, surgical antiseptic and soap, baby receiving blanket and hat and linen savers.
Our continued work with local Polyclinic in the community, has expanded over the few years. December Christmas Cheer Drive saw a large number of donations which were directed towards ensuring more women receive dignified birth with our Garikai Mom packs.
Our banking details are:
Bank Name: Capitec Business
Account Name: Garikai Health Organisation Npc
Account Number: 1051203392
Account Type: Current Account
Branch Name: Sandton, Johannesburg, SA
Branch Code: 450105
SWIFT Address: CABLZAJJ
Paypal: info@garikaihealth.org
Dr Isabel Zigomo is a qualified GP Anaesthetist with a deep passion for medicine and for providing healthcare services to underserved communities. Her experience at South Africa’s Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and Raheema Moosa MCH, nurtured her passion for maternal healthcare and inspired her practice of medicine.
Victoria Vuyeqaba is an academically qualified Associate Actuary of the IFoA in the UK. She has over 14 years of work experience in the life and health insurance and reinsurance industry in sub-Saharan Africa. She has a keen interest in developing solutions that ensure equity in access to healthcare for as many people as possible.
Nyasha Chigariro is passionate about impacting how people access and experience healthcare. Everyone should be able to live a healthy life. She obtained a Bachelor of Public Health at Monash University and a Master of Arts in Health Sciences (Major: Health Services Research) at the University of Luzern, Switzerland.
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