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Quick Facts

Population
- San Diego
     3 Million
- Buduburam
     42,000

Patient:Doctor
- San Diego
     416:1
- Buduburam
     80,000:1

Buduburam
# Malnourished*
- Children
     1,438
- Adults
     1,000

# Malaria Cases
- Per Year
     9,158

* According to the report by UNHCR, actual number is considered to be higher than shown.

Africa Aid Donates Over $89,000 of Rehabilitation Medical Devices to Africa

Africa Aid is proud to announce it's Physical Rehabilitation and Education Program (PREP), an innovative foreign aid program that will provide rehabilitation medical devices to impoverished African communities. PREP commenced on June 12th, 2007, with the delivery of over $89,000 of new medical devices to our distribution partner Direct Relief International.

Donated products include rigid knee braces, splints, compression dressings, and soft goods to prevent injury, treat chronic conditions, and aid in recovery after surgery or injury. These medical devices will be delivered to countries across Africa, based upon orthopedic hospitals requests for aid. To ensure that all product donations reach those who need it most, Africa Aid is a proud partner of Direct Relief International, who has consistently received top national honors for both efficiency and effectiveness.

All products were donated to Africa Aid by DJO, a global medical device company specializing in rehabilitation and regeneration products for the orthopedic and spine markets. DJO has pledged future product donations to Africa Aid over the course of 2007. Using PREP as a model, Africa Aid is currently working with students from UCSD Medical School to plan a nationwide education campaign that will mentor medical students through the process of obtaining and then distributing medical supplies in third-world countries.

American Communities

Africa Aid works with medical schools and university public health departments to create programs that utilize domestic medical resources, doctors, and corporations to address global health issues. The effectiveness of foreign programs are evaluated by faculty experts and their students to ensure program success and efficiency.

African Communities

Africa Aid medical programs provide resources and doctors to support the fight against HIV/AIDS and malaria, while African experts create culturally sensitive community health and female education campaigns that pave the way to healthy communities.

Africa Aid University Student Org Involvement in School Lunch Program
		Africa Aid University Student Organizations have created a health and nutrition education curriculum that will accompany school lunches provided to African students by Africa Aid. Consulting with doctors and health experts, students have created 5-minute learning sessions that teach nutrition, hygiene, food preparation, general health practices, and disease prevention, with a focus on HIV/AIDS and malaria. In addition, Africa Aid's School Lunch Program menu is evaluated by nutrition experts to ensure that African students receive at least one square meal per day. Related Links: - Donate to the Africa Aid School Lunch Program - Find out more about our School Lunch Program
Integrating International Aid Into University Course Curriculum
		Africa Aid is currently working with students and faculty at UCSD Medical School to plan current projects and future analysis of foreign health programs. Medical and graduate students utilize a broad spectrum of health experts and university resources that allow hypothetic classroom projects to become real world programs that are planned effectively and efficiently. Africa Aid works with existing class curriculum to allow student groups to spend their classroom hours working to create healthy African communities. Related Links: - Find out more about university involvement - Make a tax-deductible donation to Africa Aid

St. Gregory Catholic Clinic
Buduburam Liberian Refugee Settlement, Ghana

The St. Gregory Catholic Clinic, with a staff consisting of one doctor and several physician assistants, was able to perform 19,690 consultations in 2004. Operations are supported in part by Africa Aid partner UNHCR, but the clinic is still understaffed, with only one doctor that must cater to more than 80,000 residents in and around Buduburam.