The Foundation for Research on Women’s Health, Productivity and the Environment (BAFROW) is a non-profit organization that complements the development efforts of the Government of The Gambia and other national partners through a holistic and integrated Social and Economic Empowerment Program geared towards improving the quality of life of the most vulnerable and marginalized people, especially women and girls, in targeted rural and urban communities.
The overall goal of our program is to empower communities to take charge of their health and economic well-being, with emphasis on their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
BAFROW’s approach
Our approach is holistic, multi-dimensional and multi-sectoral and based on the principle that sound health is closely linked with economic well-being, knowledge and skills, conducive physical and social environments, good personal and environmental hygiene, and the absence of all cultural practices that affect the health and well-being of women and girls, thereby bridging gaps and creating linkages between these issues.
Projects
BAFROW’s main projects are:
1) Health promotion and health service delivery
2) Combatting practices that are harmful to health including female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C)
3) HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support
4) Obstetric fistula treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration, and
5) Women’s economic empowerment and the environment
Service delivery
Our hospital, BAFROW Medical Centre which is operated under our Health promotion and health service delivery project, is registered as a commercial entity.
The service delivery points of our two functional health facilities are:
- Serrekunda, Kanifing Municipality for BAFROW Medical Centre; and
- Mandinaba Village, Brikama Local Government Area for BAFROW’s Well Woman and Family Clinic.
BAFROW provides clinical services under the following specialized areas:
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiology
- Infant and Child Welfare/ Paediatrics
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Specifically on SRHR, BAFRWO provides:
- Maternity care and services
- Fertility treatment (for both men and women)
- Abortion-related services
- Contraceptives & emergency contraceptives
- Sexually transmitted disease screening and treatment
- HIV testing; referrals for HIV treatment
- Care services for rape including PEP
- Screening and treatment or referrals if necessary for other diseases of the reproductive system
- Obstetric fistula reparation surgery, and rehabilitation and reintegration services
- Information, education and counselling for all the above and on other SRH issues
Email: info@bafrow.org
country
Gambia
region
Africa
membership
Collaborative Partners
Address
156 Mosque Road, Serrekunda, Kanifing Municipality/Local Government Area, The Gambia
