African Community Health Initiative provides health screenings, chronic disease health education, and health maintenance programs for rural villagers in eastern Nigeria where health care is limited.
The people in southeastern Nigeria live in poverty and lack basic amenities such as pipe borne water, electricity, all season roads and most of all medical facilities. People in this area live on less than $2 per day, making it nearly impossible to travel to a hospital or clinic to access health care if needed. Malaria is the most significant health problem facing Nigeria. Life expectancy rates are 48 (male) and 49 (females) years old.
ACHI provides quality health care to rural villages through health screenings, education and maintenance programs for those with chronic and endemic diseases. Free medication is provided and continual monitoring and testing is performed.
Creating awareness for self chronic/endemic disease management through education/maintenance programs will improve health and wellness; a local volunteer nurse is trained to follow up and provide medications; a doctor is available for consultation.
The wealth of a nation is measured by the health of it's citizens. I've experienced the extreme poverty Nigerian's face everyday and want to give back by creating health awareness and education.
- Queen Obasi, RN, PHN, MS(Comm. Health), Founder
Total Funding Received to Date: $20,252
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $79,748
Total Funding Goal: $100,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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