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The African Mission Healthcare Foundation supports faith-based healthcare providers across Africa. . |
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Sudanese refugees living under trees near Doro Clinic |
AMHF partner confronting Sudanese refugee crisis | |
The Doro Primary Healthcare Center in the new nation of South Sudan sits dangerously close to the border. Nearby hostilities have meant an influx of 12,000 refugees into the immediate vicinity around the clinic.
AMHF is sponsoring a three-year project to support and develop the Doro medical station. Unrest has prevented construction from starting, but clinical care continues despite the obstacles. Up to 100 clients receive treatment daily at the clinic, the only quality healthcare provider for hundreds of square miles. | |
Caring about patients, one at a time
Back in 2003, Margret came to Kijabe Hospital with advanced AIDS and TB. She was also 17-weeks pregnant.
With the right medicines and nutritional support, Margret recovered and gave birth to an HIV-negative baby boy.
But this child suffered a broken femur during the delivery, and he was malnourished. After a week in the Kijabe nursery, he also was on the mend. Later, when his father developed infectious TB and spread it to his son, we treated both.
Last year, as a result of her HIV therapy, Margret experienced osteoporosis and a fractured hip, which Kijabe Hospital fixed for free. And, again this year, when she broke her leg, Kijabe again repaired it, avoiding three long months in traction.
Africa requires strong and vital institutions capable of addressing a broad spectrum of health challenges. AMHF seeks to assist mission hospitals as they meet a wide variety of human need.
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African Mission Healthcare Foundation
Celebrating our first full year!
Dear Friends,
AMHF is marking its first full year, and we have a lot to be thankful for!
2011 witnessed these achievements, among others:
- Over 20 supported projects in 10 countries
- Successful matching fundraiser for a pediatric rehabilitation center in Tanzania
- HIV & TB mentorship in Kenya, junior doctor training in Tanzania, nurse and doctor education in Uganda, and surgical residencies in West Africa
- 1000 club feet corrected in Kenya
- Over 500 pediatric deformity and vesico-vaginal fistula surgeries in Tanzania and Nigeria
- Primary medical, HIV/TB, and dental care for 40,000+ clients
- Physician housing construction in Cameroon, laboratory renovation in Malawi, and x-ray machines for Kenya, Zimbabwe and Uganda
For a full list of supported projects, see here.
We listened to those actually doing the work and asked them what they required to do their jobs better.
Thank you everyone for your generous support!
Would you consider making a year-end gift to assist on-the-ground health workers in Africa?
Serving with you,
Jon Fielder, MD
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HIV and TB Clinical Training Expands in Kenya
"Why spend billions of dollars on antiretroviral treatment and then let people die of TB...?''
--Dr. Lee Reichmann, New Jersey Medical School Global TB Institute
This sadly accurate question is, in part, the result of a failure to train healthcare workers to recognize the different manifestations of TB in those who are HIV-infected.
In 2005, with the backing of the University of Maryland, we began a unique, hands-on clinical mentorship program at Kijabe Hospital in Kenya. That first year, just 40 participants completed the training.
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Learners round with experienced clinicians |
By 2008 demand for quality HIV clinical education had increased, and so a second training site (Nazareth Hospital) was added.
In 2011, with the approval of the Kenyan national TB program, we introduced a new TB/HIV clinical training track. In the first nine months 80 participants completed the course based on a book written by AMHF CEO Dr. Jon Fielder and printed by AMHF.
As many as half of HIV-infected individuals who ultimately succumb to TB do so without the infection ever being diagnosed. If each of these 80 clinicians goes on to identify just an extra 25 TB clients per year (a conservative estimate), then over the next decade they will have treated an additional 20,000 cases. A previous analysis performed with Kenyan colleagues demonstrates that intensive clinical mentoring results in a dramatic decline in death rates.
Since that humble beginning in 2005, 900 healthcare workers have now completed 1-2 week intensive seminars at Kijabe or Nazareth Hospitals. In 2012 we will expand to train an additional 310 learners, including 100 more in the new HIV-TB track.
We are seeking long-term partners to keep this high-quality training initiative accessible to Kenyan healthcare workers.
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How to Help
As with our past efforts, this work is only possible through the kindness and generosity of our friends.
AMHF is a 501(c)3 entity and may receive contributions in its name and issue tax-deductible receipts. Checks may be made out to African Mission Healthcare Foundation. Gifts may be sent to: Heritage Christian Church Attention: April Walters 7413 Maxtown Road Westerville, OH 43082 Or donate by credit card through AMHF's page on Razoo. No administrative charges are applied by AMHF. We are grateful for the donated administrative support of Heritage Christian Church. Razoo does apply a 2.9% credit card processing fee for gifts through its site. |
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