HOW IT WORKS

Facility to Home (F2H) strengthens the continuum of care by preparing both health systems and families to support vulnerable mothers and newborns beyond discharge. The program trains a dedicated cadre of nurses and Community Health Workers in quality facility-based care for at risk newborns, as well as structured post-discharge support during the critical first six months of life.

Babies and Mothers Alive partners with four Newborn Care Units three of which have been established over the past four years to ensure high-quality inpatient care. Upon discharge, mothers and newborns are enrolled in the F2H pathway, receiving consistent follow-up through scheduled home visits over a six-month period.

Through F2H, nurses are supported to strengthen discharge planning, ensuring that caregivers leave facilities fully informed and confident in caring for their newborns. The program promotes exclusive breastfeeding and Kangaroo Mother Care, both proven, life-saving practices that significantly improve newborn survival and early development.

Trained Community Health Workers continue this care at the household level, conducting regular home visits that reinforce essential practices for survival, growth, and early brain development. By bridging the gap between facility and community, PHBC’s F2H Program addresses both the second delay (reaching care) and the third delay (receiving quality care) ensuring that life-saving support continues where it matters most at home.

MEET BENEFICIARIES AND AMBASSADORS

Watch this video as Beneficiary Grace and BAMA Ambassador Charles share their experiences and how they’ve dealt with the pre-mature baby.

OUR GOAL FOR THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS

Our goal over the next 3-5 years is to scale Hospital to Home, integrating this cost-effective program into the government health system and expanding its scope to all nine districts of the Masaka Region. In 2025, thanks to the support of ELMA Philanthropies we are scaling Hospital to Home to four districts in the Masaka Region.