East Africa
In Kenya, MAP International is working to enable key African Christian leaders and their institutions to identify and confront critical issues of health and healing, and devise and disseminate strategies and tools to build the African Church as a healing community.
From landmark research on church attitudes toward HIV and AIDS in the early 1990s, MAP International has led the way for faith-based organizations in confronting the HIV and AIDS crisis in Africa.
In addition, MAP International’s work in Kenya is helping prevent disease and infant mortality helping expecting mothers in Nairobi slums to have greater access to trained birth attendants and community health promoters.
West Africa
In Ivory Coast, MAP International's most-focused disease prevention and eradication efforts are bearing positive results against two of the world’s most insidious diseases, guinea worm and buruli ulcer.
Since 1998, MAP has been involved in helping to eradicate Guinea worm from the Ivory Coast through the:
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Training of health professionals and community health workers in early detection
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Treatment and containment of the disease
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Production of educational materials for school children
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Provision of essential medicines and health supplies
In addition, MAP is making progress in the fight to control Buruli ulcer and its causes.
MAP is playing a key role as a holistic health ministry is to provide preventative and rehabilitative care, while meeting the patient’s spiritual and emotional needs as well.
Honduras
Since 1998 when Hurricane Mitch devastated communities throughout Honduras, MAP International has grown its reach to these communities with the provision of essential medicines and the promotion of community health development. Working in partnership with the Hospital Evangelico, MAP International maintains its mission work in Siguatepeque and surrounding communities. Today, MAP International stands in partnership with the community co-op of coffee farmers behind the Cafe Por Favor fair trade brand.
Indonesia
When the December 2004 earthquake struck off of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, people around the globe came together to help save the lives of people affected by the resulting tsunamis.
MAP International provided more than $42 million in essential medicines through the first phase of its relief response. Today, with support of thousands of donors and the Cardinal Health Foundation, MAP International is helping rebuild critical health care outposts and clinics to serve the people of Indonesia.
Bolivia
Since 1992, MAP International has been working effectively to build a model program for community health development. Working directly with the people in the community of Chilimarca, Bolivia, MAP has made great strides in strengthening this community’s capacity to manage their own community development.
Thanks to the people there who embraced MAP International’s Total Health principles and MAP’s approach to community health development, Chilimarca has been transformed into a much different community than where it was in the early 1990s.
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Children are being vaccinated against deadly disease and are receiving a values-based education centered on principles established by Maria Montessori.
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Over 800 community members from Chilimarca and surrounding areas have been trained as health promoters.
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Potable water sources have been established.
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Victims of physical and emotional abuse now have a network of resources for healing and to bring justice to aggressors.
Ecuador
With almost two-thirds of Ecuador’s population living in poverty, MAP International has been engaged in this battle against the diseases of poverty for more than 15 years. Through the provision of essential medicines, prevention and eradication of disease and promotion of community health, MAP is having great impact for people in Ecuador.
MAP is working with government agencies to increase vaccination rates and other health development goals. In addition, MAP has earned the respect of local churches and the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education for its work throughout the country.
Recent successes include:
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A vaccination campaign against Hepatitis A in a joint program with the Ministry of Health
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The training of over 500 HIV and AIDS prevention educators who then trained 5,509 people in 139 training workshops
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Conducting sexual abuse prevention workshops for nearly 100 children and day care workers responsible for over 1000 children from Quito slums.
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