8/3/2019 IHP Country Profile - Liberia #1
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WE ARE DELIVERING VITAL MEDICINES
With an extensive global procurement and logistics network, MAP
International is unrivaled in its ability to get hundreds of
millions of dollars worth of vital medicines
and critical supplies into the hands of health professionals
serving people in the worlds poorest communities each year.
Byincreasing access to these resources, MAP
prevents illness, treats disease, and improves the health of
children and their famil ies.
PROJECT NEED:
$75,000
STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH
SYSTEM OF LIBERIACOUNTRY OVERVIEWIt is fitting that MAPs
commemorative shipment for reaching $4 billion has gone to Liberia
- for over 40 years, MAP
International has maintained a long-standing commitment to
meeting the health needs of the Liberian people. Many years of
brutal and bloody civil war has taken its toll in Liberia. More
than 250,000 people died during the conflicts and many
thousands
more fled from their home villages. Although fighting stopped in
2005, very little has been done to restore roads or
electricity,
and the health system was severely weakened. Throughout the
country, most people continue to live in abject poverty with
their homes and livelihoods destroyed.
PROJECT SUMMARYMalaria, meningitis, acute malnutrition, diarrhea
and acute
respiratory infections, among many other diseases, comprise
an
enormous challenge to sustainable health care. To strengthen
the health system in Liberia, MAP has distributed $85 million
in
critical drugs and medical supplies since 2000. Our local
partners support over 50 health facilities and programs at
every
level in the health care system mission clinics and
hospitals,
Ministry of Health clinics & hospitals, community health
centers,
mobile clinics, and specialized clinics.
Estimated no. of beneficiaries in 2012:
No. of health facilities:
675,000
50+
PARTNER WITH MAP INTERNATIONAL
Our goal is to raise $75,000 to help defray the cost of
procurement and distribution of medical shipments to Liberia
throughout 2012. Your generous help is needed so that we
may ensure 15 shipments are made in the next 12 months.
Additionally, we are seeking donations to help fund
othershipments of medicines to many of the worlds least
developed
countries
Scott WaltersChief Development Officer
MAP International
Phone | (404) 492-7712
Email |[email protected]
For more information, please contact:
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM
PROJECT FACTS:
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH CAREPrimary care
clinics and mobile health outreach are effective strategies in
promoting health and preventing disease in health
care systems around the world especially for rural communities
with limited or no access to health facilities. One in-country
partner in Liberia utilizes both strategies to deliver health
care to those in need. Drugs and medical supplies from MAP are
a
key contributor to the effectiveness of the Wonjah Smith Clinic
in the capital city of Monrovia - which reaches thousands in
this
urban center and also serves as a base to launch health outreach
into the interior, rural villages. With this partnership, MAP
medical resources are increasing access to health care for some
of the poorest communities in Liberia.
No. of shipments planned for 2012: 15
Amount sent to Liberia since 2000: $85 million
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