Chronic Disease Program
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6 in 10 adults in the US have a chronic disease and 4 in 10 have two or more. Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the US, but can you imagine how cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and asthma affect people in vulnerable populations where medication is not available? The number of those affected is huge and the death rate exceeds 50 percent of the total reported deaths in the world. MAP International’s Chronic Disease Program initiative is focused on providing medication to help people who would not otherwise have the treatment they need to survive.
Bringing Children Health: Pediatric Antibiotics Program
Pneumonia...ear infections..strep throat. For children in the United States, that's usually a visit to a pediatrician and a dose of antibiotics. For children in the developing world, pediatric antibiotics like amoxicillin are unattainable luxuries, available only to the very wealthy.
The numbers are shocking: One million children die each year from untreated pneumonia, while streptococcal infections, such as strep throat, can lead to rheumatic fever, a leading cause of pediatric heart disease.
MAP’s Bringing Children Health™ is a targeted initiative to increase global health equity for access to antibiotics for children in need through several on-the-ground local health partners.
Domestic Medicine Program
Access to medicine and health supplies are a key component of essential healthcare in any community.
Over 27 million people in the United States live without insurance. Many patients are unable to afford a doctor visit or prescription medication and therefore forego these services until they become critically sick.
MAP International is partnering with 47 clinics in 7 states, with plans to expand across the nation. These clinics improve access to life-changing medicine for people with chronic conditions like asthma, hypertension, Type I & II Diabetes, and high cholesterol.
Long-term Health Development Program
Ten percent of the world's population is living on less than $2 per day, and in sub-Saharan Africa, that number goes as high as 40%. Poverty has deep and long-lasting health effects.
Our Long-term Health Development Program is designed to address these effects. Eighty-five percent of the volume of medicines MAP distributes is through this program. We provide much needed antibiotics, hypertension, cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory medication, and other requested meds to meet basic healthcare needs in the developing world.
Rare Disease Program
Rare diseases are often overlooked because they affect such a small number of people.
Working in concert with pharmaceutical companies, MAP’s Rare Disease Program focuses on getting medicines to people with exceedingly rare, incurable diseases – many of whom would likely die without treatment.
Mental Health Program
After years of being wracked by civil war, the country of Liberia is finally starting to heal. But the emotional trauma suffered by so many Liberians is beyond description.
Working with the Carter Center and the Liberian Ministry of Health, MAP provides high-quality and demand-driven psychotropic medications so that Liberian clinicians can more effectively treat Liberians who have mental health conditions.
Neglected Tropical Diseases Program
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect more than one billion people around the world. Poverty, poor sanitation, and lack of clean water are the prime breeding grounds for diseases such as Chagas, Buruli Ulcer, YAWS, leprosy and Guinea worm. These are diseases that are almost unheard of in the west.
NTDs cause untold anguish and suffering – and very often deformities and disfigurations that last a lifetime. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 100% of low-income countries are affected by at least five NTDs simultaneously.
Alongside local, in-country partners, MAP has reached more than 1.5 million people through our NTDs program. Our efforts aim to increase screening of people in Bolivia for Chagas -- a debilitating parasitic disease – and offer treatment and case follow-up, as well as increased awareness and strengthening prevention measures by local communities and government authorities. MAP impacts thousands of people annually affected by Chagas.
Nutritionals & Vitamins Program
Proper nutrition and vitamins are key to long-term health, but for many of the world’s poorest people, they are out of reach.
MAP is aware of this global issue and works within strategic partnerships to combat the lack of vitamins and nutritionals. Recognizing the critical importance of access to vital vitamins, MAP works with partners all over the world to ensure that shipments get to remote hospitals and clinics and that mission teams have the right supply for the populations they are treating.
Malnutrition & Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) Program
Dehydration is a leading cause of death for children and adults in developing countries suffering from diarrhea. The cure is Oral Rehydration Solutions (ORS) which stabilize and rehydrate a weakened person. MAP provides ORS to many countries in need each year.
