BRAC health care for 30,000 people in S. Sudan
Fight diseases in Africa
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: $1,421
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $71,203
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
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Project Sponsor
Organization
BRAC USA
11 East 44th St. Suite 1600
New York,
NY
10017
United States
(212) 808-5615
http://www.brac.net/usa
BRAC USA's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Emergency Aid to Victims of Cyclone Aila |
 Safe Spaces & Loans for 2,000 Girls in Bangladesh |
 BRAC schools in Sudan for 175 poor children |
 BRAC Safe Spaces & Loans for Girls in Tanzania |
BRAC USA's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 BRAC Safe Spaces & Loans for Teenage Ugandan Girls |
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 November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 19, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
Community Health Promoters have been trained!
By Michelle Chaplin - Program Manager, BRAC USA, May 23, 2009 07:53 AM
Each woman also sells health-related products like soap, condoms and mosquito nets in order to supplement her income and provide her community with access to health products they may not otherwise have access to.
Now we need support for refresher training for the 30 community health promoters so they can continue to provide important health information to 30,000 people in Southern Sudan. Additionally, we need to keep supplying them with health-related products that they can sell on their home visits.
In a country where conflict and devastation have been the norm, things are starting to look a little brighter. Thanks again for all your support!
Best,
Michelle Chaplin
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