OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS
Comprehensive rural health programs focused on primary prevention & early intervention
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stop:
STI/ HIV
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Malnutrition
excess birth
STI/ HIV
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Malnutrition
excess birth
education
screening
preventive
products
products
access
to care
to care
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| MHI goals: Through local and international volunteers we intend to provide education, screening as well as family planning products to individuals as well as communities in the targeted area. MHI-FP goal 1. Increase education, screening and availability of FP products a) Provide basic FP education to at least 90% screened persons age 10-50 b) Provide FP screening to at least 90% high risk individuals c) Provide FP products to at least 90% high risk individuals and to at least 75% of individuals at general risk MHI- FP goal 2. Screening and follow up of high risk groups. MHI FP goal 3. A) increase prevalence of contraceptive use in target population to 30%. b) Reduce fertility rate in the targeted population to 3 children by 2012. |
| Our primarily goal is to provide education and means for the lay Malagasy villagers as well as for the local providers to improve the quality of care in treatment and intervention for STI/HIV. STI/HIV goal 1. Improve STI /HIV education and improve STI/HIV screening a) Provide STI/HIV education to at least 90% screened persons age 10-75 b) Provide STI/HIV screening to at least 90% high risk individuals c) Provide STI/HIV products to at least 90% high risk individuals and to at least 75% of individuals at general risk STI/HIV goal 2. Follow up of high risk individuals a) Provide follow up to care to more than 90% of high risk individuals STI/HIV goal 3. Attempt to reduce incidence and prevalence of STI/HIV by 25% in the target population. |
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1. FAMILY PLANNING
Unplanned pregnancies and teenage pregnancies remain related to high maternal
and fetal mortality. Instituting family planning, prenatal and infant care are high priority
goals of the Madagascar action plan.
and fetal mortality. Instituting family planning, prenatal and infant care are high priority
goals of the Madagascar action plan.
2. STI/ HIV prevention
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Prevalence of STI remains in Madagascar one of the highest in the world. Threat
of further spread of HIV remains an alarming concern.
of further spread of HIV remains an alarming concern.
OVERVIEW
Further information about our programs may be provided upon request. (contact us).
| MHI-malaria goal 1. Increase education, screening and availability of malaria preventive products d) Provide basic malaria prevention education to at least 90% screened persons e) Provide malaria prevention education to at least 90% high risk individuals f) Provide malaria prevention products to at least 90% high risk individuals and to at least 75% of individuals at general risk c) Provide follow up to care to more than 90% of high risk individuals MHI malaria: goal 3. A) Reduce malaria incidence in target population by 50%. d) Reduce hospital malaria related mortality in the targeted population to less than 10% by 2012. |
3. MALARIA
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Malaria remains among the leading causes of death for children and adults.
Reduction of this potentially preventable illness remains a national priority.
Reduction of this potentially preventable illness remains a national priority.
3. MALNUTRITION
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| MHI goals: 1. MHI plans to increase education and prevention about malnutrition with a goal to reduce the number of malnourished to less than 25%. 2. This will be accomplished through an increase the rapid diagnostic screening (nutritional, medical, and social/household history interviews), along with physical examinations, appropriate intervention, treatment, and through monitoring of the malnourished and undernourished. MHI Goal 2. 1. HRI individuals (BMI < 17, history of weight loss, children with growth curve below 95% percentile and those with worsening growth, all children under age 5, the extremely poor, pregnant and lactating women and elderly) will be targeted and screened for appropriate treatment, follow up, and secondary prevention. 2. Each severe malnutrition case will be followed, and extreme cases will be referred to the regional center for evaluation and treatment. |
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| MHI goals: 1. MHI plans to increase education and about the positive role of prevention through immunization with the goal to reduce the number of unvaccinated children to less than 25%. 2. MHI plans to conduct proper education and support about vaccination record keeping. 3. Each child will further have both an electronic record and laminated card detailing their history of vaccination, and this will be followed. MAP Goal 2. 1. HRI individuals (newborns, mothers with children, children under age 5) will be targeted and screened for appropriate vaccination, follow up and secondary prevention. 2. Each case where a lack of vaccination is detected, the patient will be given the appropriate vaccines for age. 3. If the vaccines are not available at that time when a patient is in need of it in the remote areas, the patient may be referred for immunizations to the regional center as necessary. 4. In accordance with the plan of MHI, all efforts to maintain the cold chain and bring the vaccines to the people will be made. |
4. IMMUNIZATIONS
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