Preventive Care

Lalmba provides a number of Public Health (preventative care) services that address potential illness and medical issues before they occur and increase the general health of the community. 

  • Lalmba teams take intensive immunizations and education "on the road" to remote villages and schools.  Lalmba will give about 50,000 vaccinations each year.  Medical teams will walk up to three hours in mountain terrain (each way) to take this life-saving service to those who can't come to us.  Few Americans will ever watch a child die from tetanus or measles.  But those who have, too many times, will testify to just how critical these immunization services truly are.
  • Lalmba treats many children who are literally close to death from severe malnutrition.  We have hands-on cooking and nutrition classes for these families so that the children won't become malnourished again.
  • Prenatal and well-baby care ensures that the children of the world's poorest peoples have a chance to grow properly.  Thousands of pregnant mothers and babies receive vitamins, health checkups, immunizations and education.
  • Health education teaches the villagers not only how to live healthier lives, but also how to recognize life-threatening medical problems like malaria, pneumonia or tetanus early enough that they can be treated.
  • We have projects to build latrines and education to promote clean water.
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Preventive Care Services