SummaryTo improve maternal and child health care through the establishment of a medical lab, equipped with an ultrasound scan enabling accurate diagnosis of diseases for prompt treatment and referral.
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Ave, a rural community in Ghana has very limited access to health care facilities. The lack of adequate health care significantly contributes to the high child and maternal mortality rate caused by untreated malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea, anemia and complicated pregnancies. A medical lab and an ultrasound scan at the Ave Health Station will enable accurate diagnosis of common diseases and complicated pregnancies resulting in prompt treatment and referrals.
A Medical lab to address lack of accurate diagnosis of common diseases. An ultrasound scan to diagnose and manage high-risk pregnancies. The purchase and distribution of 1000 treated bed nets to nursing mothers and pregnant women.
Total Funding Received to Date: $100
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $100 . The original project funding goal was $9,988.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Increased availability to medical diagnosis and treatment for women and children.Improved health and well-being for children and mothers.Early identification of complicated pregnancy and prompt referral. Reduction in Maternal and Child mortality.
The use of improvised medical equipment plays an important role in our primary health care, however, it also puts many women and their children at considerable risk. Please, support our cause now.
- Mrs. Veronica Torku, Midwife
Patrick Ahumah
Executive Servant
P. O. Box 433,
Hohoe, Volta Region
Ghana
+233-20-8166270
Email:
Care Net Ghana
PO Box HP1139
Ho,
Ho
Ho
Ghana
+233-20-8166270
http://www.carenetghana.org
 Improve Maternal and Child health in Ave, Ghana |
This project is located in 
Ghana
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Ghana, read the Human Development Report on Ghana or the Wikipedia entry for Ghana.
This project was last updated on December 31, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 18, 2009
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