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| Emergency Health Crisis Family Funds |
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| Project Director |
| Scott Lacy, Yacouba Sangare, Tamba Traore |
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Total Cost (US$) |
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CH07-09 |
$209.44 |
Dissan, Mali; Markala, Mali; Bamako, Mali |
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Project Details
Like families in North America, Malian families can be destroyed by the economic impact that results from a family member suffering from a major medical crisis. In Mali, if you can't afford to go to a hospital or clinic, you do not get to see a doctor. Worse yet, those sick people who do get to see a doctor seldom have the money to pay for necessary prescriptions or follow-up procedure. African Sky developed a small emergency health crisis fund to assist families in severe crisis due to a medical problem that can be addressed with a small influx of cash. African Sky offers this assistance through recommendations from village elders in our partner communities. In 2009 African Sky assisted a young boy who whose father passed away because the boy was suffering from debilitating abdominal pains. Through a low-cost body scan, doctors ruled out a hernia and appendicitis; instead they discovered a parasite that was easily treated by oral medication. In addition, the 2009 emergency medical crisis funds also provided medical care and transportation money for several infants and nursing mothers in the Dissan community. |
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