Programs in Zambia
Arm’s Reach Care is a pioneering community care project focused on strengthening care provided in the home. Arms Reach Care creates a network of community health workers and nurses to provide enrollees a wider range of high quality, lower cost care at home. The central philosophy of Arm’s Reach Care, “Everyone A Caregiver,” emphasizes providing maximum care at or as close to home as possible.
Advances in care and treatment have...
Micro Finance Program in Lusaka, Zambia
In order to help a sick child recover completely it is important to supplement the medicines with food and nutrition. Unfortunately, the AIDS epidemic has destroyed the fabric of the African community and most of the households are headed by grandmothers caring for 5 or more orphans. These grandmothers do not have a permanent source of income and struggle against odds to provide regular food or support to the family. We...
Project Mosquito Net was launched in Lusaka, Zambia on April 21, 2010. The event was attended by over a 500 people including dignitaries from the Copmead/Jons hospice, Government Clinics, the District Health Management Committee, Rotary Club of Nkwazi, and St. Johns Ambulance. It was an open event for the community. View photos of this event »
At the event, 500 mosquito nets were distributed to 5 groups of...