Prevention and Mitigation of Disease
MAP International’s programs improve the quality of life by working to prevent and control infectious diseases, and when possible, eradicate.
Preventable diseases have a devastating impact on developing communities around the world making it nearly impossible for countries to escape the cycle of poverty. Economist Jeffery Sachs estimates that 20,000 people die each day from preventable diseases attributed to poverty.
In Latin America and on the continent of Africa, MAP International is working to prevent and eradicate diseases by providing critical medicines to prevent the further spread of disease, through prevention, education, construction of potable water resources and vaccination. Specific activities include:
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Advocating to government and church officials for greater involvement in the prevention of HIV and AIDS in Africa and Latin America.
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Leading the way in the training of church leaders in the prevention of HIV and AIDS in over 10 countries in Africa including Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. MAP’s HIV and AIDS theological curriculum for seminary students is being used in colleges and universities throughout the continent of Africa.
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Working with the Carter Center toward a total eradication of Guinea Worm disease in Cote d'Ivoire.
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Developing with the and American Leprosy Mission and in country partners, Buruli Ulcer treatment programs and the placement of bio-sandwater filters to prevent further spread of this insidious disease.
Recent successes include:
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Conducted HIV/AIDS prevention education workshops in four major cities in Ecuador involving teachers, school psychologists and social workers, and physicians from over 100 high schools.
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Conducted a vaccination campaign in the Philippines to protect 31,000 children against Hepatitis B.
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Facilitated a vaccination campaign against Hepatitis A in Ecuador for 3,000 people in a joint program with the Ministry of Health in Ecuador.
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Set up an emergency infirmary in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire to respond to the needs of some 20,000 displaced persons during the civil uprising in the country.
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Developed training manuals for Bolivian health trainers on Chagas Disease.
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Trained 95 pastors and lay leaders from the Meru and Embu districts of Kenya, and 94 in Arusha and Mwanza, Tanzania in HIV/AIDS prevention strategies for their congregations and communities.
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