Give 5 Villages in Senegal Access to Healthcare

We have just reviewed the past year in terms of Neighbor Ape's assistance to individuals living in rural Senegal and their healthcare needs. Overall, we were able to provide more than $1,000 US to aid in offsetting medical costs. With the Ebola crisis in West Africa, including neighboring country Guinea, people in Senegal were justifiably concerned with what they might have otherwise considered less severe ailments. We encouraged ill people to go in for medical checks and were able to assist a number of individuals financially in this regard - usually covering all costs of their doctor's visit. Respiratory illnesses were especially prevelant this year, and a number of individuals had to travel to regional facilities for chest x-rays. We are happy to report that no individuals tested positive for Ebola (there has only been one case in Senegal - in 2014 - and that individual was cured and returned to Guinea, where he had originiated), and everyone has recuperated nicely. Part of our goal with this Access to Healthcare project is to aid individuals in obtaining medical care before their illness or injury becomes severe, but this preemptive strategy is often too expensive for people living in the rural areas of Senegal where we work. With the aid of generous donors to this project, we are able to assist people in need under the most dire circumstances, as well as part of a preventative health program. THANK YOU!