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Since Amani Global Works began in 2009, great strides have been made in order to provide healthcare to the most impoverished rural areas of Africa. AGW has been recognized by the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo as an official health structure in Idjwi. Having established political alliances with the two Kings of Idjwi, as well as all village chiefs and influential members of the Idjwi community, AGW has also created strong ties with religious leaders in the region.

With the help of the Student Alliance for Global Health at Harvard (SAGHAH), a comprehensive health survey of Idjwi was conducted in May-August 2010. The information collected has served as a catalyst for creating AGW’s Community Health Model for Idjwi. Over 700 lbs of supplies have been donated, allowing AGW to open Idjwi’s first health clinic in Katonda and create various health programs and projects for the community.

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IDJWI’S FIRST HEALTH CLINIC: KATONDA

With the help of Northern Idjwi’s King, Katonda was chosen as the location of AGW’s first health clinic that launched in December 2010. Since the opening, the clinic has treated more than 5,000 patients and continues to see more than 100 patients on a daily basis. Katonda is accessible by road and water from the Northern or Southern tips of Idjwi as well as from Goma, Bukavu and other cities on the mainland.

Currently, our staff is composed of two volunteer physicians: Dr. Jacques Sebisaho spends three weeks every quarter, and Dr. Michael Mudekereza who spend 6 days a month at the clinic. In addition, there are two staff nurses, one lab technician, three Nutrition Program leaders and three support staff, along with many volunteers. Our AGW Health Committee, composed of 10 members, makes certain patients’ rights and clinic obligations are respected.

AGW’s clinic in Katonda was built by the community over the course of the past year. The clinic is also the center for AGW’s Nutrition Program, feeding 120 children nutritious protein supplements twice per day.

AGW’S COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM

We have trained 50 Community Health Workers, serving as a link between communities and the health clinic and have directly provided a stable source of income to 8 households (those who work for the clinic) and indirectly to many others.

AGW’S NUTRITION PROGRAM

The AGW Nutrition Program was launched in 2011 in order to provide nutrition protein supplements to the most critically ill and malnourished children in the community. The supplements contain the necessary nutrients to boost their immune system and provide proper vitamins for growth. We are happy to announce that we are now feeding 120 malnourished children on a daily basis at the Katonda clinic in Idjwi. READ THE STORY >>

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ONLY $5 PER PATIENT, YOU CAN HELP PROVIDE THE ANTIBIOTICS AND MEDICATIONS NEEDED FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH DISEASES RANGING FROM MALARIA TO TYPHOID FEVER.

IDJWI’S FIRST WATER AMBULANCE

We saw a great opportunity in the water ambulance project that we developed this summer 2011. With the help of the community, a 16-year old high school junior from the United States, Clay Baxter, designed and built the first water ambulance in the region. This means of transportation will help save thousands of lives for those critically ill patients that need to get to the clinic on a timely basis. READ THE STORY >>

"He who has health has hope. And he who has hope, has everything."

-Congolese Proverb

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