2008
Project
Fair
Aid Society is continuing to support AMAVM's satellite clinic
located in the Kisanga neighbourhood. This clinic provides health
care, psychological care, medication, vitamins and dried food
to those who are unable to pay for these services.
2007
Projects
Fair
Aid Society funded several locally-run health care projects
in Lubumbashi, DRC. AMAVM hosted the following activities:
-Educational
workshops for health care professionals on diagnosis and management
of tuberculosis.
-Public
health workshops for marginalized and vulnerable sick people
on the prevention and management of tuberculosis.
-Medical
and psychological consultations for marginalized and vulnerable
sick people along with the distribution of medication, vitamins
and dried foods.
2006 Project
Donations:
On December 3, 2006 Joanne Leung and Jeff Spiers delivered medications
and medical supplies to AMAVM. The medical supplies were donated
by local Whitehorse Yukon businesses and medications were purchased
with donated money.
Survey: December
18-28, 2006 Joanne Leung and Jeff Spiers
teamed up with 4 other members of
AMAVM to design and carry out a
demographic and health
related survey. Tuberculosis patients were interviewed in French,
Kiswahili or Lingala. Download
full report as a PDF file (18kb).
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