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We identified the following problems
- Access to health care is difficult for people who live in the interior communities of Cameroon as they are very far from health centers and hospitals
- Unhealthy living is common amongst the common people of the communities that may lead to the emergence of new diseases or spread of the already existing ones
- Gender inequality as the girl child is considered non important and can be treated anyhow without considering that they are human
About MATAKA
Toko Area STDs, HIV/AIDS Enemy Association
MATAKA is an association which has a mission to promote quality living amongst community members by engaging and supporting health initiatives, fight against the spread of sexually transmitted diseases especially the deadly HIV/AIDS is feared to the number one killer disease irrespective of sex, religion, race, colour, tribe etc.
Our Mission
Our Vision
Our Vision
Our Objectives
• Support and promote community testing of diseases (HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis) for early diagnosis and treatment
• Support and promote sustainable activities and programs that promote gender equality
• Search and refer to treatment centers all lost to follow-up cases of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis to treatment centers to combat the wide spread of these diseases
Our Objectives
• Support and promote community testing of diseases (HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis) for early diagnosis and treatment
• Support and promote sustainable activities and programs that promote gender equality
• Search and refer to treatment centers all lost to follow-up cases of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis to treatment centers to combat the wide spread of these diseases
Thematic Areas
Our Areas of operation
Community Testing And Treatment
Many community members do not have access to health care due to poverty, long distances to get to health facilities, high transport cost and lots more reasons. Many people still die in their houses because they could not get to a health care provider. MATAKA provides health care to community member through trained community health workers
Capacity Buildings And Trainings
People do not know the dangers of these diseases in the communities and therefore do not put in any efforts to prevent them. Capacity building of community members will reduce the level of illiteracy and speed up the ways to fight diseases.
Referrals
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis patients who have abandoned treatment due to far distances from the treatment center or other reasons are searched and referred back to treatment as a means to combat the continuous spread of the diseases.
Gender Equality
Everyone is equal and has the right to quality health care despite the gender. In most parts of our community, women can not access health care without the permission of their husbands and may lead to deaths due to husband’s disapproval or denial to health care. There are still communities where a woman who gives birth at the hospital is considered weak and lazy and thus accessing health care is difficult is the husband disapproves.
Our Strategies
- Capacity Building And Trainings
- Advocacy And Information Sharing
- Surveillance Of Diseases And Outbreaks Of Epidemics
- Reach Out Programs To Educate Communities
Our Core Values
- Humanity
- Impartiality
- Neutrality
- Neutrality
- Passion
- Integrity
- Courage