BRAC health care for 30,000 people in S. Sudan

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Summary

BRAC will recruit & train 30 women community health promoters to provide essential health care and control & prevention methods for malaria, TB & HIV/AIDS for 30,000 of the poorest people in S. Sudan.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The health status of people in S. Sudan is among the worst in the world. BRAC will address the severe shortage of skilled health workers by mobilizing 30 community health promoters (CHP). Each CHP will ensure that 1,000 of the poorest individuals have access to health services & medicines. The CHP will educate mothers to act on critical health matters such as child health, family planning, water and sanitation, pregnancy, and life-threatening infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB.

Activities

1) 30 CHPs selected from local BRAC microfinance village organizations 2) CHPs trained to treat common illnesses & control malaria, TB & HIV/AIDS 3) Each CHP will visit 12 households/day & care for a total of 1000 people 4) CHPs monitored & evaluated

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $400
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $72,225
Total Funding Goal: $72,625

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Communities served by CHPs will have access to basic health care & knowledge to control & prevent the 3 deadliest diseases (malaria, TB & HIV/AIDS) that will empower them to live healthier lives. Overtime the health status in S. Sudan will rise.

Project Message

We can dramatically improve the lives of women & children in S. Sudan by providing them with essential health care and the power of knowledge to help identify & prevent deadly but treatable diseases.
- Susan Davis, President & CEO, BRAC USA

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Michelle Chaplin,

11 East 44th Street
Suite 1600
New York, NY 10017
United States
212-808-5615
Email:

Project Sponsor

BRAC USA

Organization

BRAC USA
11 East 44th St.
Suite 1600
New York, NY 10017
United States
(212) 808-5615
http://www.brac.net/usa

Learn more about BRAC USA and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Sudan and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Sudan, read the Human Development Report on Sudan or the Wikipedia entry for Sudan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 20, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 19, 2007.

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