Medical Clinic, Aweil South Sudan
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Malaria in South Sudan
Many people in South Sudan are dying from malaria due to the lack of medical care and continuation of poverty. There are no clinics or hospitals available in the villages. People have to go to the nearest town because there is no mass transportation. People walk for hours to go to the nearest hospital in town. People, like the one in my village, have to walk for 7 hours to go to the closest clinic or hospital. Some people make it to the clinic, while the ones who are critically ill die on the way before reaching the clinic or hospital. People who do not have money won’t even bother to leave home, rather they die and their loves one who are unable to do anything to save them. Families watch their loved ones take their final breath.
The most common malaria parasite in South Sudan is plasmodium falciparum, which is the deadliest if drugs are not available. The fact that it is a disease caused by parasites, it can be spread through blood transfusions, dirty syringes, and from mother to unborn child; mosquitoes are the most common cause of transmission. For instance, when a mosquito bites one person who already has malaria, the parasite automatically infects that particular mosquito which allows it to pass on to the next person who is likely to get bitten by the same mosquito.
The power of 20
$20 save a life, cure and prevent malaria from happening.
Solution
Early testing ($5)
The first step toward treating malaria is the timely testing or the Rapid-Diagnostic Test, also known as (RDT), which is used to confirm malaria cases in remote areas where malaria is very common. The Rapid-Diagnostic Test allows doctors and nurse to make sure that people get the right treatment when necessary. The test also indicates the level and stage of malaria infections within the human body, which helps doctors and nurses determine the type of treatment that particular patient need. For instance, stages 1 & 2 can be treated by giving pills while stages 3 and 4 require more involved treatment, including several doses of injections. The Rapid-Diagnostic Test is very useful in confirming and identifying malaria infections in remote areas like South Sudan where technology is very uncommon.
Treatment ($10)
The second step is the actual treatment, which is called the Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies or (ACT), which are the frontline treatments for malaria. ACT is a therapy combination of different medications used by doctors and nurses to treat the malaria parasite, which is said to be the most deadly one. Other commodities like mosquito nets, insecticides and different anti-malarial drugs are used for treatment. A person receiving treatment can be cured within one to three days period.
Protection ($5)
The third is to help people protect themselves from mosquito, which is the root cause of malaria, by providing them with mosquito nets. The long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets (LLIN) can prevent malaria by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes for people at night, which is when transmissions occur most of the time. The insecticide-treated mosquito net usually hangs over the sleeping areas to protect those who are sleeping under it by preventing mosquitoes to enter.
It’s Personal
Building a medical clinic in South Sudan is something very personal to me. I have lost most of my family to malaria including my mother and just recently my older brother. My brother was sick and because there were no hospitals, clinics or medical facilities in our village, we had to travel for a long period of time to get to a clinic. My brother passed away by the time we finally made it to the clinic. I never forget the moment I watched him die while holding his hand. I am living with that moment every single day and it will never go away. The anger, pain and devastation from losing my family continue to destroy me inside and building a medical clinic in my village is the only solution I see. I know I will never bring my family back but I can save other families in my village. I have declared a war against malaria and I want to win this war.
Our goal for the year of 2018 is to provide the community of Tiitchok Mareng in Aweil East, South Sudan with a medical clinic.
William Deng
Founder & CEO
Deng-Foundation
605 15th NE #12
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Deng-Foundation is a United States 501(c) (3) humanitarian organization, registered with the Republic of South Sudan. The Internal Revenue Service recognizes Deng-Foundation as a Section 501(c) (3) public charity. Your gifts to Deng-Foundation are tax deductible in the United States. Our Federal Tax ID is 46-5507372. No goods or services will be send or offer in exchange for any contribution.
For more information please visit our website at http://deng-foundation.org/
Thank you for investing in people of South Sudan
Many people in South Sudan are dying from malaria due to the lack of medical care and continuation of poverty. There are no clinics or hospitals available in the villages. People have to go to the nearest town because there is no mass transportation. People walk for hours to go to the nearest hospital in town. People, like the one in my village, have to walk for 7 hours to go to the closest clinic or hospital. Some people make it to the clinic, while the ones who are critically ill die on the way before reaching the clinic or hospital. People who do not have money won’t even bother to leave home, rather they die and their loves one who are unable to do anything to save them. Families watch their loved ones take their final breath.
The most common malaria parasite in South Sudan is plasmodium falciparum, which is the deadliest if drugs are not available. The fact that it is a disease caused by parasites, it can be spread through blood transfusions, dirty syringes, and from mother to unborn child; mosquitoes are the most common cause of transmission. For instance, when a mosquito bites one person who already has malaria, the parasite automatically infects that particular mosquito which allows it to pass on to the next person who is likely to get bitten by the same mosquito.
The power of 20
$20 save a life, cure and prevent malaria from happening.
Solution
Early testing ($5)
The first step toward treating malaria is the timely testing or the Rapid-Diagnostic Test, also known as (RDT), which is used to confirm malaria cases in remote areas where malaria is very common. The Rapid-Diagnostic Test allows doctors and nurse to make sure that people get the right treatment when necessary. The test also indicates the level and stage of malaria infections within the human body, which helps doctors and nurses determine the type of treatment that particular patient need. For instance, stages 1 & 2 can be treated by giving pills while stages 3 and 4 require more involved treatment, including several doses of injections. The Rapid-Diagnostic Test is very useful in confirming and identifying malaria infections in remote areas like South Sudan where technology is very uncommon.
Treatment ($10)
The second step is the actual treatment, which is called the Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies or (ACT), which are the frontline treatments for malaria. ACT is a therapy combination of different medications used by doctors and nurses to treat the malaria parasite, which is said to be the most deadly one. Other commodities like mosquito nets, insecticides and different anti-malarial drugs are used for treatment. A person receiving treatment can be cured within one to three days period.
Protection ($5)
The third is to help people protect themselves from mosquito, which is the root cause of malaria, by providing them with mosquito nets. The long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets (LLIN) can prevent malaria by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes for people at night, which is when transmissions occur most of the time. The insecticide-treated mosquito net usually hangs over the sleeping areas to protect those who are sleeping under it by preventing mosquitoes to enter.
It’s Personal
Building a medical clinic in South Sudan is something very personal to me. I have lost most of my family to malaria including my mother and just recently my older brother. My brother was sick and because there were no hospitals, clinics or medical facilities in our village, we had to travel for a long period of time to get to a clinic. My brother passed away by the time we finally made it to the clinic. I never forget the moment I watched him die while holding his hand. I am living with that moment every single day and it will never go away. The anger, pain and devastation from losing my family continue to destroy me inside and building a medical clinic in my village is the only solution I see. I know I will never bring my family back but I can save other families in my village. I have declared a war against malaria and I want to win this war.
Our goal for the year of 2018 is to provide the community of Tiitchok Mareng in Aweil East, South Sudan with a medical clinic.
William Deng
Founder & CEO
Deng-Foundation
605 15th NE #12
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Deng-Foundation is a United States 501(c) (3) humanitarian organization, registered with the Republic of South Sudan. The Internal Revenue Service recognizes Deng-Foundation as a Section 501(c) (3) public charity. Your gifts to Deng-Foundation are tax deductible in the United States. Our Federal Tax ID is 46-5507372. No goods or services will be send or offer in exchange for any contribution.
For more information please visit our website at http://deng-foundation.org/
Thank you for investing in people of South Sudan
Organizer
William Deng
Organizer
Aberdeen, SD
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