Mogadishu, 19 May, 2023 / 6:28 pm (ACI Africa).
Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, has adopted an approach dubbed “Integrated Community Case Management” in reaching out to victims of the protracted drought in Somalia.
In a report published Thursday, May 18, Trócaire officials say the intervention in the Horn of African nation is being realized in partnership with the European Union (EU) where one million people have been affected by the prolonged drought situation.
“As part of the drought response, Trócaire is adopting an Integrated Community Case Management Approach (iCCM) to treating childhood illness with projects funded by EU Humanitarian Aid,” the officials of the Irish Catholic entity say.
They explain that “key to this approach is training Community Health Workers to reach the most vulnerable in Internally Displaced Persons camps and communities in hard-to-reach areas in Somalia.”
The Community Health Workers, Trócaire officials say, “can diagnose and treat multiple illnesses including pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria.”