Dibiko Health Post

The brand new Dibiko Health Post opened in June 2022. For the 2,600 families living in this rural area, they now have access to primary health care.

Worke Siyum is one of two female Health Extension Workers employed at the Dibiko Health Post. Her work focusses around family health, including child vaccinations, family planning antenatal care and assisting normal deliveries.

Worke has been a health professional for 17 years and explains:

“Previously our Health Post was located very far from the town and people could not get to it safely. It was scary to work there alone.

It’s so much better here, not only because of it’s location but also because of how well equipped it is.

I use to treat only 3 or 4 people per day but now 6 or 7 come daily. We have more people come on Tuesday because it is market day. We mainly see women and children for malnutrition, vaccinations and family planning.”

We also provided a safe water supply to Dibiko by extending pipework from a distance ground water source and installing a water point. This water is accessible to the whole community, reducing the burden on girls to fetch water from a distance.