Free 24/7 health telephone service providing screening, counseling, and referral services. Staffed by nurses, doctors, and a psychologist. Guinea-Bissau's first comprehensive health contact center.
National ambulance emergency dispatch service. Part of integrated ambulance network (RIA). Note: Emergency services infrastructure is limited, especially outside Bissau.
National network fighting gender-based violence and violence against children. Provides care, referrals, and support for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.
International charity providing free residential care for orphaned and abandoned children, family support programs, kindergartens, schools, and vocational training. Serves 270+ children in residential care and 2,900+ through education programs.
Mother's Homes providing shelter, care, meals, and medical support for at-risk pregnant women in Gabú and Bafatá regions. World Bank funded program run by Caritas to reduce maternal mortality.
Catholic charity organization providing health services, nutritional recovery centers for vulnerable children, pediatric hospital, maternal and child health care, and support for vulnerable populations including orphans and persons with disabilities.
National Red Cross society providing humanitarian assistance including first aid, disaster response, community development, and family tracing services. Non-profit humanitarian organization.
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