Children for World Health ( KFWH ) aims to cover all aspects of control and elimination of Sleep Diseases, Trypanosomiasis, Buruli Ulcers, Chagas Disease, and Leishmaniasis/Kala Azar. The Kids for World Health Motto is "Life is important to everyone, rich or poor."
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History
Children for World Health was founded in 2001 at Chatsworth Avenue School, in Larchmont, New York by a later grade 3 class who were motivated after watching the CBS movie of "60 Minutes" on the Southern Sudanese Sleep Sickness Program in 1994. Initially, 18 wrote many letters to pharmaceutical companies, contacted the United Nations, contacted the World Health Organization, and studied research and materials from Doctors Without Borders. They met with Bristol CEO Meyers Squibb, and scheduled a trip to Washington D.C. to lobby for African families to have access to drugs.
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Actions to date
KFWH Actions to date (April, 2009):
- The first KFWH Pediatric Wing in Yei, Sudan served 90 villages.
- Funding educational materials on the prevention of neglected tropical diseases for villagers in Tambora County, Sudan.
- Construction of a fully equipped kitchen for hospitals in Yei, Sudan.
- Construction of a complete laboratory in a clinic in Yei, Sudan.
- Funded doctor and assistant training in Lisbon, Portugal.
- The second KDWH Pediatric Wing in Duk County, Sudan serves 150,000 villagers.
- The construction of the third Pediatric Wing KFWH in Kaliua, Tanzania serves 250,000 villagers.
- Construction of the fourth Pediatric Wing KFWH at Lwala Hospital in Otuboi Sub County, Uganda for Sleeping Sickness and Malaria treatment, serving 25,000 villagers.
- John bul Dau Clinic Support and KFWH Treatment Room in Duk District, Sudan for neglected Tropical Disease treatment.
External links
- The Children's Official website for World Health
- Official children for World Health Hike-a-Thon: Tracks for Care website
Newspaper Articles
- "Exhibits - Access EXPO in Washington, DC", "Displaced Diseases Kill 14 Million Persons a Year". Unlimited Doctor with Children for World Health at Washington D.C. Expo (2003)
- Photo Gallery "Exhibition - Access EXPO in Washington, DC", "Displaced Disease Kill 14 Million Persons a Year". Unlimited Doctor with Children for World Health at Washington D.C. Expo (2003)
- "Local Children's Health Impact: Expo's Main Efforts" (2005)
- "Wake-up call: alarming TV programs about sleeping diseases drive a group of students into action" (2005)
- "Murray Kids Learn: 'You CAN make a difference'" (2006)
- "9 Students Reach to Sudan, With Money" (2007)
- "Children for the World Health Lobbyist, Congresswoman Lowey" (2008)
- "KFWH Trekkers Raise $ 4000 for African Clinic" (2009)
- "Mother Jackson & Kids for World Health Win the MLKing Awards" (2009)
- "Stewart-Cousins ​​â € <â €
- "Help Haiti, Increase Human Rights: Twin Themes at MLK Events" (2010)
- "The third grader grew to aid 1 million Africans" (2010)
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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