‘Africa’
Diabetes Youth Care
Sep. 5, 2018—In many hospitals in Ghana, adolescents and youth with chronic diseases are usually managed in the same setting as the adults. The age differences between them and the adults also create some cultural barriers. With this, most young people with chronic diseases would either come to the hospital close to closing time or would have...
Curamericas
Aug. 27, 2018—Curamericas Global was founded in 1983 by Duke University and Johns Hopkins alumni Henry Perry III, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H and Alice Weldon, Ph.D. Curamericas Global was created with the goal of establishing primary health care programs that are responsive to the health needs of the community, improving child survival within the community, and building the...
Social Support Foundation – Ghana
Aug. 29, 2016—The Social Support Foundation (SSF) is an International non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the situation of marginalized Ghanaians. The Social Support Foundation’s mission is to contribute to the growth and development of deprived communities and to work toward achieving healthy living conditions for disadvantaged persons. The SSF serves as a multi-sector community support group, formed with...
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
Mar. 17, 2016—CIDRZ is an independent, local, non-governmental health organization established in Zambia in 2001. Our experts utilize innovative and collaborative approaches to develop research, health services and training initiatives with measurable results in the following focus areas: HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Women’s Health Newborn and Child Health Community Outreach Health System...
Last Mile Health
Jan. 25, 2016—Founded by the survivors of Liberia’s civil war, Last Mile Health (LMH) saves lives in the world’s most remote villages. The organization specializes in the development and management of professionalized Community Health Workers who bridge the gap between hospital and remote villages, bringing critical services to the doorsteps of people living in the last mile. LMH’s...
Blood:Water
Jan. 5, 2016—Blood:Water leads a driven selection process to find Africa’s hidden heroes and grassroots organizations who are already working with the cultural and community knowledge to facilitate real change.We partner with these passionate groups to provide technical, financial and organizational support to strengthen their reach and effectiveness to the communities they serve. Our partners are mobilizing...
FHI 360
Dec. 18, 2015—FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories. FHI 360 interns support projects in HIV/AIDS prevention and care, economic development, civil society, U.S. and international education, social and behavioral change,...
CURE International
Dec. 11, 2015—With hospitals in 10 countries, including Kenya and Uganda, CURE International treats disabled children in places where care is most needed and often least available. Taking on conditions such as clubfoot and Infant hydrocephalus, this organization gives children hope for the future and families who endured being called cursed for having a disabled child are...
Malaria Institute at Macha
May. 21, 2015—Malaria Institute at Macha (MIAM) embodies the spirit of collaboration as researchers combine old-world and high-tech resources necessary for the on-site work required for the prevention and control of the mosquito-borne illness that kills its victims, mostly children, in numbers that rival the scourge of AIDS in Africa.The Institute’s mission is to develop a center...
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Zambia
May. 21, 2015—AIDS Healthcare Foundation Zambia has been working to control the country’s AIDS epidemic since 2002, and has since formed fruitful partnership with the WHO, Humana People to People and local health programs like the Ministry of Health and the Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ). Currently, AHF Zambia operates in six districts throughout the country –...
Lwala Community Alliance
Aug. 20, 2014—The mission of the Lwala Community Alliance is “to build the capacity of the people of Lwala to advance their own comprehensive well-being.” Through honed focus, holism, community collaboration, cultural sensitivity, and accountability, the Lwala Community Alliance works to accomplish this mission as a multi-dimensional community development agency. With health as the central focus, Lwala Community...