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Bom Jesus Community Health Donor: Conoco Phillips Implementing Partner: Communal Ministry of Health (MoH) Location: Bom Jesus Community, Icolo Bengo Municipality, Luanda Province Purpose: Reduce morbidity and mortality in children under 5 and pregnant women due to malaria, diarrhea, ARI, measles and malnutrition FY13 Accomplishments: -Selected 26 Community Health Workers (CHWs) -Provided CHWs with training materials -Engaged CHWs in … Read more

Africare Technical Capacity: Malaria Over the years, Africare has successfully implemented numerous malaria control programs throughout Africa.  The countries where the programs have been or are currently in operation include:  Angola, Benin, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. As with the goal of President George W. Bush’s President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), our programs aim to … Read more

Drink Malawi Study Aims to Reduce Childhood Deaths Country Office Spotlight, Field Messages | 12-6-17 Every year 750,000 children die from diarrheal disease.  This means in Malawi, nearly one out of every five children will not live to see their fifth birthday.   What compounds the tragedy is that these diseases are preventable and treatable. Most diarrheal disease-related deaths … Read more

Life expectancy in Egypt is 64 years. In the United States, the average person can expect to live to the age of 77. Of every 1,000 babies born alive in Egypt, 41 will die before their fifth birthdays — compared to only 8 out of 1,000 in the United States. Safe water is accessible to … Read more

Power Forward Enters Year Two in Nigeria Field Messages | 7-9-15 More than an opportunity to develop basketball skills, Power Forward teaches youth life-long habits such as literacy, health and leadership. The program, which reached nearly 300 youth during its inaugural year, tipped off its second year recently in Abuja, Nigeria. New Approaches to Nutrition Bear Fruit … Read more

In Memoriam Princeton Nathan Lyman News Releases, President’s Messages Africare mourns the death of Ambassador Princeton Nathan Lyman who departed this life peacefully at his home last Friday, August 24, 2018.  He is remembered fondly in diplomatic circles as a quintessential American ambassador.  He served as ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic … Read more

“NANBPWC understands that Black women are part of a larger African Diaspora, and we have responsibilities to each other and to women on the African continent as their sisters.” -Jennifer Bryant, Executive Director, NANBPWC, Inc. The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC) was formed in 1935 by seven visionary African-American women. … Read more

Collaboration introduces automated malaria detection and real-time reporting into services supported by ExxonMobil Foundation in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states UYO, AKWA IBOM, NIGERIA | APRIL 25, 2016 – Africare, the oldest and largest African-American led non-profit committed to advancing development in Africa, is joining forces with Fio Corporation, a Canadian technology company, to introduce … Read more