Introduction
The Lutheran Church in Madagascar operates one of the largest health
care systems supported by Global Health Ministries: 8 hospitals,
22 health centers and 14 clinics. GHM finances numerous project
and all shipments of medical supplies and equipment to Madagascar
in collaboration with SOA (Salfa Overseas Assistance), with total
annual grants and allocations averaging nearly $130,000 over each
of the last five years for such projects as Rural Clinic Support,
SEFAM (School of Nursing), Continuing Education and Residencies,
Pharmacotherapy services for the mentally ill, purchase of equipment
and vehicles. Short-term missions for training and consultation
in surgery and nursing curriculum development have also been financed
in recent years. There is an unusually faithful, gifted and generous
community of former Madagascar missionaries and their families who
insure by their prayers and contributions that support for the Malagasy
health ministry is sustained.
Current Projects
48-S0000 Madagascar: Shipping of medical supplies/equipment. $15,000
48-D6000 Madagascar: Pharma-cotherapy for Mentally Ill. Local religious
renewal movements have created “Tobys” which care for
the mentally ill. GHM subsidizes their efforts with medications
costing $15,000 per year
48-E1001 Madagascar: Continuing Education - in management and patient
care for training of professional staff.
Goal: $10,000
48-E4001 Madagascar: Nursing Scholarships and development of new
nursing school. The Malagasy Lutheran Church offers a three-year
nursing training course for 25 carefully selected students, and
is establishing a new training center in Antsirabe. Goal: $33,000
48-M6400 Madagascar: Medical Professional Teacher Subsidy - Provides
partial subsidies for expenses incurred by medical professionals
recruited by GHM in response to requests from the Malagasy Lutheran
Church health care programs for training services to upgrade the
skills of their medical staff. Gifts may be given in any amount.
48RC-P0001 Madagascar: Rural
Clinic Support - Salary subsidies for the struggling clinics
in the most remote areas of the country can be a virtual 'shot in
the arm,' greatly assisting the clinics to become self-sufficient.
Patients are very poor; financial assistance is needed initially
to provide care. $25,000
48-P6410 Madagascar: Pharmaceutical Fund to be used for the purchase
of medications to be distributed throughout the health care system
of the Malagasy Lutheran Church. $150,000
48-Q0001 Madagascar: Medical Equipment - Funds for urgent requests
for medical equipment and supplies. $15,750
48-Q1502 Madagascar: Ultrasound for SALFA Hospitals. $13,000
48-D9004 Madagascar: Famine-struck areas of the South are in need
of wells for clean water supplies to villages. $20,000
48-E1050 Madagascar: Bio Med Workshops. To enhance staff capacities
to maintain and repair medical equipment in 8 hospitals, 14 health
centers and 22 dispensaries, they will undergo training workshops
in 2008. $7,500
48Q-0020 Madagascar: Dental Surgery Instruments and Training. The
director of the Church’s dental program is in need of new
surgical instruments, and will receive additional training from
a volunteer dental surgeon on short-term mission. $12,600
48IV-G0001 Madagascar: Anosy Integrated
Village Development Program. An exciting new initiative in Southern
Madagascar that combines efforts in primary health, sanitation and
clean water, education, evangelism and small business development
in one program to enhance the “health” of poor villages.
$56,000
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