This presentation is about Project Muso Ladamunen. It was started in Mali to help give aid to the poorest members of the community. The community members did not have easy access to health care that was affordable and many of them were dying of treatable diseases.
The first thing we are going to talk about is the problems that Mali had before Project Muso.
In Mali 36.1% of the population lives below the poverty line. Many of these people live on less than $2 a day. Due to the fact that the many Malians have to live on so little money, they cannot afford to eat food that has the proper nutritional value. Since they cannot afford proper nutrition, it is no surprise that they cannot afford healthcare. Even people that can afford healthcare may not be able to access it. Mali only spends 7.1% of its GDP on health expenditures. This leaves 0.08 physicians per 1000 people and 0.1 hospital beds per 100 people. Many deaths occur from diseases that are easily preventable or treatable due to limited access. Parents may also not be able to care for their children due to their limited education. Only 38.7% of the population can read and write. Some parents may not get health care for themselves or their families because they do not understand the system.
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They found that before the project, even if people had access to health care, they would not go and get help when they needed it. This is why Project Muso takes a proactive approach and goes out to find the patients. CHWs go knocking on doors and find people that may not believe they are sick enough for professional help. They test and treat these patients in their own homes. Sometimes if an illness is too severe, or just something that the CHW is not trained to handle, they will set up transportation to clinics and hospitals. This way someone will get treatment even if they do not have the money or means to travel to the nearest
The first thing we are going to talk about is the problems that Mali had before Project Muso.
In Mali 36.1% of the population lives below the poverty line. Many of these people live on less than $2 a day. Due to the fact that the many Malians have to live on so little money, they cannot afford to eat food that has the proper nutritional value. Since they cannot afford proper nutrition, it is no surprise that they cannot afford healthcare. Even people that can afford healthcare may not be able to access it. Mali only spends 7.1% of its GDP on health expenditures. This leaves 0.08 physicians per 1000 people and 0.1 hospital beds per 100 people. Many deaths occur from diseases that are easily preventable or treatable due to limited access. Parents may also not be able to care for their children due to their limited education. Only 38.7% of the population can read and write. Some parents may not get health care for themselves or their families because they do not understand the system.
Before Project …show more content…
They found that before the project, even if people had access to health care, they would not go and get help when they needed it. This is why Project Muso takes a proactive approach and goes out to find the patients. CHWs go knocking on doors and find people that may not believe they are sick enough for professional help. They test and treat these patients in their own homes. Sometimes if an illness is too severe, or just something that the CHW is not trained to handle, they will set up transportation to clinics and hospitals. This way someone will get treatment even if they do not have the money or means to travel to the nearest