You'll find IMA World Health in many places ... from remote villages where families must travel for hours to reach the nearest hospital ... to government offices in capital cities
around the world ... to one-room community clinics run by local churches.
Wherever we go, work with the local people, the government health department, and other nonprofit organizations to tackle the root causes of disease and improve
the health of whole communities.
Here are just a few of the places where IMA World Health works, and examples of our programs:
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Democratic
Republic of Congo, Africa
Before civil war broke out in Congo, the nation’s leaders designed a plan
to divide the country into health zones. Each health zone had hospitals and clinics
staffed with trained health personnel to care for the people living in their zones.
During the civil war, these hospitals and clinics were looted and destroyed. With
the return of peace, IMA World Health entered into a joint project to rebuild
the health zones. That work began in 2000; currently the program delivers basic health care services to approximately
10 million people in more than 60 health zones. |
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Haiti,
Caribbean Islands
Independent programs that currently treat
and prevent two Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Haiti are in the process of being combined into a single, national program.
During the initial phase of this project, IMA World Health will support mass
drug distribution for both Intestinal Parasites
and Lymphatic Filariasis (a disfiguring parasitic
disease that often results in Elephantiasis)
to approximately 2 million people in three of
Haiti's 10 geographic Departments: North,
Northwest, and Artibonite. |
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Tanzania,
East Africa
While Tanzania is one of the most stable African countries, it is also one of the poorest.
As is the case throughout Africa, Tanzania is being confronted by pandemic levels of HIV/AIDS. IMA World Health works
with the Tanzania Ministry of Health and local Christian organizations to provide
training and drugs to treat HIV-infected adults and children. We also work with
village leaders and volunteers caring for the sick and dying in their communities. |
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India, Southern Asia
In India, IMA World Health supports the treatment and prevention of lymphatic filariasis
(LF), a parasitic disease that often results in elephantiasis, producing swelling of the legs, feet, and arms. Elephantiasis stigmatizes victims and robs them of the ability
to earn a living. Our work includes procuring and distributing medications, training
health care workers in diagnosing and treating LF, and community education programs
geared at preventing this debilitating disease. |
