SummaryThe project seeks to improve the health of pregnant women and children by establishing a medical laboratory with ultra sound scan to provide accurate diagnosis for diseases and complicated pregnancies
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Ave, a rural community in Ghana has very limited access to health care facilities. The poor health care in this region is reflected especially in a high child and maternal mortality causes by untreated malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea, anemia and complicated pregnancies. A medical lab with ultra sound scan at the Ave health station will provide accurate diagnosis of common diseases and complicated pregnancies for prompt treatment and referrals.
A Medical lab to provide accurate diagnosis of common diseases - malaria for prompt treatment and supply of treated bednets to nursing mothers will reduce malaria related deaths. Ultra sound equipment will help identify complicated pregnancy
Total Funding Received to Date: $95
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 "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $95 . The original project funding goal was $12,500.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
The project will serve some 9,000 people in the Ave traditional area. The project will improve the health of the people and reduce maternal and malaria related deaths in the community through access to medical laboratory, bednets and ultra sounds.
Now is a good time for everyone to support women’s health. In the face poor health and poverty women are still responsible for the survival of their families and communities.
- Mrs Veronica Torku, Midwife, Ave Community Health Centre
Care net Ghana
P.O.Box HP 1139,
P. O. box HP 1139,
HO., Volta Region
Ghana
+233-935-20358
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 November 6, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 3, 2009
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