{"id":234,"date":"2024-09-03T22:56:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T03:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilulahealth.org\/?p=234"},"modified":"2024-10-05T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T18:54:40","slug":"reproductive-child-health-building-center-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilulahealth.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/03\/reproductive-child-health-building-center-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Reproductive Child Health Building Center Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of August, we received an update and photos of the Reproductive Child Health (RCH) Building Center. The RCH Building Center is on the Ilula Hospital Campus. Roof construction is currently underway!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ilulahealth.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/03\/reproductive-child-health-building-center-update\/dsc_0133\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCH-Building-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;A004SH&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DSC_0133&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1724849792&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.432&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00048285852245292&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSC_0133&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0133\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;DSC_0133&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCH-Building-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCH-Building-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A side view of the building under construction. Ladders are propped up against the building.\" class=\"wp-image-236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCH-Building-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCH-Building-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCH-Building-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCH-Building-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCH-Building-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RCH-Building-1-scaled.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ilulahealth.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/03\/reproductive-child-health-building-center-update\/dsc_0135\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_01352-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;A004SH&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DSC_0135&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1724849856&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.432&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001628664495114&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DSC_0135&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0135\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;DSC_0135&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_01352-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_01352.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The back of the new building, which is still under construction. Piles of bricks lay outside.\" class=\"wp-image-237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_01352-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_01352-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_01352-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_01352-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_01352-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilulahealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_01352-scaled.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of August, we received an update and photos of the Reproductive Child Health (RCH) Building Center. The RCH Building Center is on the Ilula Hospital Campus. Roof construction is currently underway!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8qFwf-3M","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":462,"url":"https:\/\/ilulahealth.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/21\/the-new-reproductive-child-health-center-is-up-and-running\/","url_meta":{"origin":234,"position":0},"title":"The new Reproductive Child Health Center is up and running!","author":"Chloe Ahlf","date":"November 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"We are thrilled to announce that the Reproductive Child Health (RCH) Center is now open! After months of fundraising and construction, mothers in Ilula are now able to access care at the RCH. The new building triples the capacity of prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care. 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