| Funding
Needed: Healthcare Projects |
Updated
on 4 March 2008 |
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MICROSCOPES
TO TEST FOR MALARIA AND TB |
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We
urgently need two microscopes so patients can be tested
locally for malaria and TB. At the moment, there are no
local testing facilities, and malaria treatments are given
out to everybody who shows symptoms of malaria even though
they may be suffering from some other disease.
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£1,700
£3,400 |
each
for two microscopes |
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PUBLIC
HEALTH EDUCATION CAMPAIGN |
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RIPPLE
Africa is paying for two Health Surveillance Assistants
to visit local churches each week and give a 15-minute
talk followed by a 15-minute question and answer session
on a variety of public health issues, including HIV, malaria,
personal hygiene, nutrition, etc.
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£10
£500 |
per
training session, including time and materials
per year |
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MAIZE
AND VEGETABLE GARDENS PROJECT |
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We
need funding to help communities to set up maize and vegetable
gardens. These gardens will be managed and run by local
HIV/AIDS sufferers, and will provide food and income for
the members and orphans. Previous projects have been very
successful. |
£3
£35
£250 |
pays
for one watering can
pays for one wheelbarrow
to set up the complete project |
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BICYCLE
AMBULANCES |
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We
want to raise enough money to buy bicycle ambulances at
a cost of £230 each. They are a brilliantly
simple idea, and, in the rural areas, they are the ideal
solution to getting patients, particularly pregnant women,
to the nearest health centre. |
£230
£2,300 |
each
for 10 bicycle ambulances |
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HIV/AIDS
AWARENESS PROGRAMME |
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HIV/AIDS
is a huge problem in Malawi, and we want to introduce
a hard-hitting awareness programme. This programme will
particularly focus on fishing communities along the lakeshore.
It is common for young girls to have sex with fishermen
in return for fish.
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£108
£7,500 |
pays
the salaries of two trainers for one month
per year (three-year programme) |
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DRUG
REVOLVING FUND |
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Medicines
are purchased from the District Pharmacy in Nkhata Bay
and are sold to patients locally by trained volunteers.
This money is then used to purchase medicines for the
following month. We need funds for additional medicines
and training to expand the programme.
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£5
£6
£500 |
pays
for two mosquito nets
pays for basic medicines for 50 patients
total amount needed |
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Company
Registration No. 04823686 •
UK Registered Charity No. 1103256 |
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