By Kirsty Luescher | Project lead
On Call Africa has had a fantastic couple of months with our medical clinics continuing to be extremely busy and at times oversubscribed with unwell patients.
Our overseas volunteers have done a fantastic job coordinating the ever expanding On Call Africa programmes. Our clinics, training and health education have only suceeded because these dedicated individuals have made sure everything happened at the right time and place. Through partnership with local health workers they have ensured life saving medication reached those who needed it most.
As well as treating unwell patients, the team have continued to run a number of health prevention programmes. For example, On Call Africa maintains a regular programme of de-worming tablets. A number of studies conclude that this sort of treatment may be one of the most effective ways of enabling young people to maintain attendance at school and for people to maintain economic activity.
Our wonderful friends at Livingstone Rotary Club have partnered with us once more, this time to provide wheelchairs for children with physical disabilities who live in the rural communities we serve. Last month our team passed them on to some delighted families in Simango and Katapazi. The children are loving being able to go much further than before (though the local livestock are still not sure!).
Thank you as always to all of our supporters, we could not continue without you.
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