Diana had pain in her joints, and for nearly a year, was treated for arthritis. By the time she was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, she had lupus nephritis and kidney failure. Without kidney dialysis, she died at age 50, survived by her husband and four children. A dialysis machine could have saved her life.

Susan and Grace underwent surgery for fibroids to enable them to have children. Neither recovered from the anesthesia. They would most likely have survived with better anesthesia.

It took two months for Mary to receive the biopsy results that confirmed the diagnosis of breast cancer. Then she could not afford a lumpectomy and waited several months more. Ultimately she had surgery, but did not have the finances for chemotherapy. Access to prompt diagnosis and treatment would increase her chances of survival or cure.

You Can Help

How you can help

You can participate in the work of Africa Partners Medical with a tax-deductible gift in support of its goals:

To provide updates in clinical medicine through continuing medical education
To offer practical training in medical procedures
To educate about medical ethics
To provide medical equipment and supplies

Give life!

Gifts of cash, new or re-furbished medical equipment, or medical supplies are tax-deductible.

To pay by check: please make all checks payable to Olmsted Outreach/Africa Partners Medical, and mail to the address below:

Olmsted Outreach / Africa Partners Medical
Attention: Tricia Noreen, Administrator
P. O. Box 7484
Rochester, MN 55903

You may also make donations through United Way. Simply designate funds to Olmsted Outreach Africa Partners CME.

Examples - what your gift can do

$100: Medications, laboratory supplies, slides for cervical cancer screening
$250: Travel grant for a health professional from another African country
$500: One week's medical supplies and medicines for an African clinic
$1,000: Ultrasound printer, EKG machine, models for breast cancer screening
$10,000 or more: X-ray or Ultrasound machine
New! $10,000 or more: 40 ft shipping container of medical equipment, supplies and furnishings
New! $10,000 or more: Furnish equipment for a repair center of the equipment to perform colonscopy (endoscopy)

There are specific needs that your gift will help meet. These include:

Education and training materials

Mannequins for training in basic and advanced life support (2 needed - cost of $2800 each)
Breast models for training in breast examination
Funds for conference materials: syllabus and CDs of all presentations
Funds for rental of conference facilities

Medical equipment

Endoscopy equipment
EKG equipment
Ultrasound machines
X-ray machines
Laboratory testing equipment
Laboratory supplies
Blood pressure monitors
Surgical supplies
Kidney dialysis equipment
Anesthesia equipment
Pulse oximeter
Computer-based medical libraries

New projects

Computer networking equipment for consultation through telemedicine on CT scans, ultrasound, MRI
Screening program for cervical cancer, with enhanced diagnostic reading of slides

Travel grants

Financial assistance for African physicians who cannot afford the entire cost of attending APM conferences

Why give... a life saved

Your generosity will help in real ways. Here's an example: Two pediatricians and specialists in pediatric life support, all members of the 2005 APM trip, were on a tour of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on the last day of the conference. They encountered a child in the midst of a seizure. The efforts of the nurses seemed futile, and the child appeared to be dying.

These doctors provided hands-on instruction to the nurses on how to administer basic pediatric life support. They kept the child alive until an anesthetist arrived to intubate the child and provide assisted ventilation. This child's life may have been saved by the timely presence of doctors who were at the conference.

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