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HEALTH
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WHAT IT COSTS
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| Medical chest for a community $150 |
| Medical emergency evacuation $200 |
| Vitamins for 45 students for one year $300 |
| Fund a local medical mission $2500 |
| Volunteer for a medical mission $4000 plus airfare includes food, lodging and ground transportation. For details |
| Fund a medical mission $8,000 |
The first medical clinic ever to be devoted to nomadic populations
in Niger opened in Sept 2009
As of April 2011 we have treated 4632 patients
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Located on the annual migration route for nomads, in Niger, the Tamesna clinic, staffed by a full time nurse provides basic medical care for. nomads Tamesna clinic at right with water storage tank supplied by solar powered pump. |
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Stocking medicines
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Patients waiting for treatment |
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The team for the first medical mission includes: Dr. Bob Skankey (front) the medical expert behind the clinic. From left Collie, Alhouseyni, the permanent nurse who will staff the clinic, Sidi, Niger rep for the foundation, Aicha, nurse, Leslie, Ramatu, nurse, Courtney, Marla, Dr. Agak, adviser from Niger and in back row five Tuareg door guards who kept order. |
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Consultations were in five languages |
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Treating a malaria patient |
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In seven days, in Sep 2009 we treated 550 patients. In 8 days in Feb. 2010 we treated 854. For these nomads, many of whom have never seen a doctor, this mission was a miracle.
Our goal is to improve health in the region through constant access to a nurse and medical missions of visiting doctors four times per year. |
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Vitamins have become the most important medical treatment we can do in Niger. They have cured blindness, paralysis, saved lives. We distribute vitamins at the clinic and to all the schools we support. The children who attend school are in noticeably better health than those that do not. |
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The region of rich pastureland for the animals is very poor in iron for the people. Many women die in childbirth due to a lack of iron. At left is the orphan left to be raised by her grandmother Nesboune. She has lost two daughters to this same problem. She is raising four orphaned grandchildren. Prenatal iron is now given to every pregnant woman.
Nesboune with her four orphaned grandchildren |