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To use my training as a lab technician, which I received in my first few weeks here in Ghana, Afia Clinics International (ACI) is embarking on an outreach campaign to go to the rural settings and do HIV, malaria, and blood pressure rapid testing. Since the clinic opened last year, we have had an average of 8% HIV positive rate among our patients, and unfortunately that number is expected to rise once we visit the rural settings. By going out to people’s work places and homes to do rapid testing for these debilitating illnesses, we allow people who otherwise due to financial constraints and intensive work schedule, would otherwise not receive even basic treatment or screening. While on the outreach programs I will be utilizing our trained Peer Educators to pass on preventive methods to our patients while I am performing rapid testing and checking blood pressure.
To do all this effectively, we need assistance in purchasing the rapid HIV and malaria testing kits. One kit only costs $1, and by reaching our goal of $2,000, enough to buy 1,000 malaria and 1,000 HIV kits, we will have enough supplies to canvas the rural villages surrounding the clinic. In order to bolster participation we will only charge 1 Ghana cedis ($.50) for the malaria tests and we always, as a rule, provide the HIV tests for free. The extra $.50 goes towards transportation, renting equipment, and programs costs. This is your opportunity to support my efforts in Ghana, and have a tangible effect on someone’s life. Thank you so much.
Alison Hearst
For more information on the program and Afia Clinics find us on facebook and our website!
Afia Clinics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/afiaclinics?fref=ts
Afia Clinics Website: http://afiaclinics.org/
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