Spring 2020: Créche Medications - Kudaikanal, IndiaDuring the Spring 2020 semester, our chapter decided to fund créche medications in Kudaikanal, India for our main adopt-a-project. FIMRC visits each of the four crèches weekly to assess the children identified by the teachers or by parents who bring in their children. In addition, FIMRC provides medications to the children’s families and to the teachers to address the illness. Common diagnoses include coughs or colds, dermatological diseases, and dental cavities. This project will help supplement medications already provided by FIMRC to better address lower priorities of health.
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Fall 2019: Hygeine Kits - La Merced, PeruLa Merced focuses on prevention and health promotion with our partners, primarily educating people to work on their own personal health through educational sessions. Often far from the city, these people do not have access to stores to acquire personal hygiene items. Our goal is to equip the Vida Saludable program participants with these materials to meet people where they are!
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Fall 2019: Clean Water Wells - Bududa, UgandaDuring the Fall 2019 semester, FIMRC funded the Clean Water Wells adopt-a-project in Bududa, Uganda. FIMRC hopes to establish and expand sustainable clean water sources within the community in order to help patients prevent diseases such dysentery and diarrhea, which we see on a daily basis at our clinic. The hope is to use this preventative measure to help cut back on the amount of cases we see and help people lead healthier day to day lives.
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