The maternal and community health center is named "Patricia" after the founder's mother, Patricia McLoughlin Nau. The PN Clinic is built thanks to the many generous gifts from family members, young children's allowances, a girl scout troop, art shows, multiple festive events, and caring people. The Ivorian Ministry of Health has also donated a percentage of the building costs. This center will ope
n in 2011 and will serve expectant mothers before, during, and after childbirth. There is also immediate care for the treatment of malaria, infections, worms, and other diseases. Clean facilities, properly trained medical staff, and post-natal healthy lifestyle planning help prevent the spread of disease and helps to reduce the mounting infant mortality rate that exists in the Ivory Coast. In addition, the center will provide access to deserved medical supplies and will surely empower the people in the community by teaching basic life skills. To accomplish this goal, the Ivory Coast Mothers and Children organization has partnered with ADER - an African organization/contractor devoted to building projects like ours and has benefitted from numerous generous US professionals who have visited the clinic to support our efforts.
