In cooperation with the government, FAIRMED is working hard to combat leprosy in Sri Lanka. Measures aimed at raising awareness among affected communities are a key component of these activities. And throughout, our employees will not be put off by storms, blocked roads or power outages in their efforts to fulfil their mission. A ground report.
High temperatures that render vaccines ineffective are one of the biggest challenges faced by vaccination campaigns in developing countries. Now, Professor Mark Tibbitt from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) has found a solution to this problem that may prove to be revolutionary.
In many countries around the world, people with disabilities do not have access to health services and are forced to live on the fringes of society. At the opening session of the Global Disability Summit, the issues faced by disabled people were given focal attention. More than 700 stakeholders agreed on numerous measures designed to make the lives of affected people more bearable.
Plagued by war and poverty-stricken, large parts of the population in the Central African Republic have little access to health care. Anyone who falls ill here needs luck to receive help. FAIRMED is opposed to this injustice.
The work of FAIRMED is creating a stir in the media: one of the largest news portals in Nepal recently reported on the new health department for newborns in the district hospital in Kapilvastu. FAIRMED was involved in the establishment of the new health department which has already successfully treated several children. Now, more are to follow.
First step in campaign to stop discrimination against people affected by leprosy: The government cabinet in New Delhi has approved a law banning leprosy from being cited as grounds for divorce in future. However, it remains to be seen whether this will help eliminate the social stigma.
Ebola has once again broken out in the Congo, just days after the most recent epidemic was officially declared over. 20 people are already reported to have died of the disease.
No one should have to suffer or die from a curable disease – this is the vision of FAIRMED. Now, we have undergone a strategic facelift so that we can pursue this goal with even greater rigour in the future.
Following decentralisation of the government system, new regional government representatives are taking responsibility for implementing state programmes – including the national health programme. However, according to FAIRMED Country Coordinator Nirmala Sharma, they often lack the necessary experience.
An ethnic minority in Cameroon, the Baka have a life that is marked by poverty and disease. FAIRMED is therefore assisting the indigenous population with various initiatives for developing a local healthcare infrastructure. This includes providing communities with the necessary building materials.